IEqualityComparer Interface

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Defines methods to support the comparison of objects for equality.

Namespace:  System.Collections
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IEqualityComparer

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IEqualityComparer

The IEqualityComparer type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified objects are equal.
	GetHashCode	Returns a hash code for the specified object.

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Remarks

This interface allows the implementation of customized equality comparison for collections. That is, you can create your own definition of equality, and specify that this definition be used with a collection type that accepts the IEqualityComparer interface.

This interface supports only equality comparisons. Customization of comparisons for sorting and ordering is provided by the IComparer interface.

For the generic version of this interface, see System.Collections.Generic.IEqualityComparer<T>.

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

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

System.Collections Namespace

IComparer