C# Double Equals(Object)

Description

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

Syntax

Double.Equals(Object) has the following syntax.

public override bool Equals(
  Object obj
)

Parameters

Double.Equals(Object) has the following parameters.

• obj - An object to compare with this instance.

Returns

Double.Equals(Object) method returns true if obj is an instance of Double and equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example reports that the Double value .3333 and the Double returned by dividing 1 by 3 are unequal.

using System;//from w  ww.ja  v  a2  s  . co  m

public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    // Initialize two doubles with apparently identical values 
    double double1 = .33333;
    object double2 = 1/3;
    // Compare them for equality
    Console.WriteLine(double1.Equals(double2));    // displays false


  }
}

The code above generates the following result.