Mega Code Archive
Equals and ReferenceEquals
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using System;
public class Name {
public string firstName;
public string lastName;
public Name(string firstName, string lastName) {
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
}
public void Display() {
Console.WriteLine("firstName = " + firstName);
Console.WriteLine("lastName = " + lastName);
}
public static Name Copy(Name car) {
return (Name) car.MemberwiseClone();
}
}
class Test {
public static void Main() {
Name myName = new Name("T", "M");
Name myOtherName = new Name("P", "B");
Console.WriteLine("myName details:");
myName.Display();
Console.WriteLine("myOtherName details:");
myOtherName.Display();
// set the myName object reference equal to myOtherName
Console.WriteLine("Setting myName equal to myOtherName");
myName = myOtherName;
// check for equality
Console.WriteLine("Name.Equals(myName, myOtherName) ="+ Name.Equals(myName, myOtherName));
Console.WriteLine("Name.ReferenceEquals(myName, myOtherName) ="+ Name.ReferenceEquals(myName, myOtherName));
}
}
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