System Namespace   String Class

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Determines whether this instance of String and a specified object, which must be a String, have the same value.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Overrides Overloads Public Function Equals ( _
   ByVal obj As Object _
) As Boolean

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public override bool Equals (
   object obj
);

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: bool Equals (
   Object* obj
);

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
override function Equals (
   obj : Object
) : Boolean;

obj

An Object.

true if obj is a String and its value is the same as this instance; otherwise, false.

Exception Type	Condition
NullReferenceException	This instance is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

This method checks for value equality.

This comparison is case-sensitive.

String Members   String.Equals Overload List   Object   Compare   CompareOrdinal   CompareTo

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