DateTime.Equality Operator
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Determines whether two specified instances of DateTime are equal.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Operator = ( _
d1 As DateTime, _
d2 As DateTime _
) As Boolean
public static bool operator ==(
DateTime d1,
DateTime d2
)
Parameters
- d1
Type: System.DateTime
The first object to compare.
- d2
Type: System.DateTime
The second object to compare.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if d1 and d2 represent the same date and time; otherwise, false.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the equality operator.
Dim april19 As New DateTime(2001, 4, 19)
Dim otherDate As New DateTime(1991, 6, 5)
Dim areEqual As Boolean
' areEqual gets false.
areEqual = System.DateTime.op_Equality(april19, otherDate)
otherDate = New DateTime(2001, 4, 19)
' areEqual gets true.
areEqual = System.DateTime.op_Equality(april19, otherDate)
System.DateTime april19 = new DateTime(2001, 4, 19);
System.DateTime otherDate = new DateTime(1991, 6, 5);
// areEqual gets false.
bool areEqual = april19 == otherDate;
otherDate = new DateTime(2001, 4, 19);
// areEqual gets true.
areEqual = april19 == otherDate;
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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