System Namespace   String Class

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Determines whether this instance and a specified String have the same value.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Overloads Public Function Equals ( _
   ByVal value As String _
) As Boolean

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public bool Equals (
   string value
);

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: bool Equals (
   String* value
);

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
function Equals (
   value : String
) : Boolean;

value

A String.

true if the value of value is the same as this instance; otherwise, false.

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

This comparison is case-sensitive.

String Members   String.Equals Overload List   Object   Compare   CompareOrdinal   CompareTo

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