C# String Equals(Object)

Description

String Equals(Object) determines whether this instance and a specified object, which must also be a String object, have the same value.

Syntax

String.Equals(Object) has the following syntax.

public override bool Equals(
  Object obj
)

Parameters

String.Equals(Object) has the following parameters.

• obj - The string to compare to this instance.

Returns

String.Equals(Object) method returns true if obj is a String and its value is the same as this instance; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example demonstrates the Equals method.

/*from  w  w w. j  a  v  a 2s . co  m*/
using System;
using System.Text;

class Sample {
    public static void Main() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("abcd");
        String      str1 = "abcd";
        String      str2 = null;
        Object  o2   = null;
    
        Console.WriteLine("    Is str1 equal to sb?: {0}", str1.Equals(sb));

    }
}

The code above generates the following result.