Guid.Equality(Guid, Guid) Operator

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Guid.cs

Source:: Guid.cs

Source:: Guid.cs

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Indicates whether the values of two specified Guid objects are equal.

public:
 static bool operator ==(Guid a, Guid b);

public static bool operator == (Guid a, Guid b);

static member ( = ) : Guid * Guid -> bool

Public Shared Operator == (a As Guid, b As Guid) As Boolean

Parameters

a: Guid

The first object to compare.

b: Guid

The second object to compare.

Returns

Boolean

true if a and b are equal; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example uses the Equality operator to compare two GUID values with Guid.Empty to determine whether they consist exclusively of zeros.

// Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
Guid guid1 = Guid.NewGuid();
Console.WriteLine(guid1);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid1 == Guid.Empty}\n");

// Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
var bytes = new Byte[16];
var guid2 = new Guid(bytes);
Console.WriteLine(guid2);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid2 == Guid.Empty}");

// The example displays output like the following:
//       11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
//       Empty: False
//
//       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
//       Empty: True

open System

// Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
let guid1 = Guid.NewGuid()
printfn $"{guid1}"
printfn $"Empty: {guid1 = Guid.Empty}\n"

// Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
let bytes = Array.zeroCreate<byte> 16
let guid2 = Guid bytes
printfn $"{guid2}"
printfn $"Empty: {guid2 = Guid.Empty}"

// The example displays output like the following:
//       11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
//       Empty: False
//
//       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
//       Empty: True

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      ' Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
      Dim guid1 As Guid = Guid.NewGuid
      Console.WriteLine(guid1)
      Console.WriteLine("Empty: {0}", guid1 = Guid.Empty)
      Console.WriteLine()
      
      ' Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
      Dim bytes(15) As Byte
      Dim guid2 As New Guid(bytes)
      Console.WriteLine(guid2)
      Console.WriteLine("Empty: {0}", guid2 = Guid.Empty)
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
'       11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
'       Empty: False
'       
'       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
'       Empty: True

Remarks

The equivalent method for this operator is Guid.Equals(Object)

Applies to

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