C# DateTime Equals(Object)

Description

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

Syntax

DateTime.Equals(Object) has the following syntax.


public override bool Equals(
  Object value
)

Parameters

DateTime.Equals(Object) has the following parameters.

value - The object to compare to this instance.

Returns

DateTime.Equals(Object) method returns true if value is an instance of DateTime and 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()
    {
        // Create some DateTime objects.
        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.