System.Delegate.Equals Method

Determines whether the specified object and the current delegate are of the same type and share the same targets, methods, and invocation list.

Syntax

public override bool Equals (object obj)

Parameters

obj
The object to compare with the current delegate.

Returns

true if obj and the current delegate have the same targets, methods, and invocation list; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the two delegates are not of the same type, they are not considered equal.

Note:

In the .NET Framework version 1.0 and 1.1, two delegates were considered equal if their targets, methods, and invocation list were equal, even if the delegates were of different types.

The methods and targets are compared for equality as follows:

  • If the two methods being compared are both static and are the same method on the same class, the methods are considered equal and the targets are also considered equal.

  • If the two methods being compared are instance methods and are the same method on the same object, the methods are considered equal and the targets are also considered equal.

  • Otherwise, the methods are not considered to be equal and the targets are also not considered to be equal.

Two invocation lists are considered identical only if they have the same order and the corresponding elements from the two lists represent the same method and target.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0