System Namespace   String Class

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Determines whether two specified String objects have the same value.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Overloads Public Shared Function Equals ( _
   ByVal a As String, _
   ByVal b As String _
) As Boolean

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public static bool Equals (
   string a,
   string b
);

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: static bool Equals (
   String* a,
   String* b
);

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
static function Equals (
   a : String,
   b : String
) : Boolean;

a

A String or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

b

A String or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

true if the value of a is the same as the value of b; otherwise, false.

The comparison is case-sensitive.

String Members   String.Equals Overload List   Object   Compare   CompareOrdinal   CompareTo

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