ReferenceEqualityComparer.Equals(Object, Object) Method

Definition

Determines whether two object references refer to the same object instance.

public:
 virtual bool Equals(System::Object ^ x, System::Object ^ y);
public bool Equals (object? x, object? y);
override this.Equals : obj * obj -> bool
Public Function Equals (x As Object, y As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

x
Object

The first object to compare.

y
Object

The second object to compare.

Returns

true if both x and y refer to the same object instance or if both are null; otherwise, false.

Implements

Remarks

This API is a wrapper around ReferenceEquals(Object, Object). It is not necessarily equivalent to calling Equals(Object, Object).

Applies to