Equals and "==" operator

[#Hai]

Hi,
What is the difference between Object.Equals and "==" operator ?
When we use CollectionBase.List.Remove(object), which methods is used to
compare objects ?

Thanks

[Anthony Bouch]

For interest, there are also performance differences between instance and
static(shared) methods for Equals and the == operator when comparing
strings.

" #Hai" <Re******************@Softhome.net> wrote in message
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Hi,
What is the difference between Object.Equals and "==" operator ?
When we use CollectionBase.List.Remove(object), which methods is used to
compare objects ?

Thanks

[Markus Wildgruber]

Hi Anthony!

Can you tell me more about the performance differences. Which way is
fastest?

TIA,

Markus

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For interest, there are also performance differences between instance and
static(shared) methods for Equals and the == operator when comparing
strings.

" #Hai" <Re******************@Softhome.net> wrote in message
news:ek**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,
What is the difference between Object.Equals and "==" operator ?
When we use CollectionBase.List.Remove(object), which methods is used to
compare objects ?

Thanks

[100]

Furthermore, not all languages support operator overloading. So, if one
wants to write language independent code she/he should not rely on operator
overloading. For c# convenince the operators might be overloaded and the
virtual method might be used internally.

B/rgds
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"Jon Skeet" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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[What does this have to do with Windows forms, by the way? Please limit
your post to relevant groups - preferrably only one!]

#Hai <Re******************@Softhome.net> wrote:

What is the difference between Object.Equals and "==" operator ?

Operators are not applied polymorphically, methods are. For instance:

string x = "hello";
string y = new string (x.ToCharArray());

object a=x;
object b=y;

x==y; // True, because String== is applied
a==b; // False, because Object== is applied, which asserts reference
// identity

x.Equals(y); // True, because String.Equals override Object.Equals
a.Equals(b); // True, because methods are invoked polymorphically

When we use CollectionBase.List.Remove(object), which methods is used to
compare objects ?

Almost certainly Equals - it's the only way that makes sense, really,
given that CollectionBase only knows about Objects, so to remove
entries you'd have to have the exact reference if it used ==.

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