C# DateTime Equals(DateTime)

Description

DateTime Equals(DateTime) returns a value indicating whether the value of this instance is equal to the value of the specified DateTime instance.

Syntax

DateTime.Equals(DateTime) has the following syntax.


public bool Equals(
  DateTime value
)

Parameters

DateTime.Equals(DateTime) has the following parameters.

value - The object to compare to this instance.

Returns

DateTime.Equals(DateTime) method returns true if the value parameter equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example demonstrates the Equals method.


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using System;

public class Application
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        DateTime one = DateTime.UtcNow;

        DateTime two = DateTime.Now;

        DateTime three = one;

        // Compare the DateTime objects and display the results. 
        bool result = one.Equals(two);

        Console.WriteLine("The result of comparing DateTime object one and two is: {0}.", result);

        result = one.Equals(three);

        Console.WriteLine("The result of comparing DateTime object one and three is: {0}.", result);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.