See Also

string.Equals(object)

Parameters

a

The first string to compare, or null.

b

The second string to compare, or null.

Returns

true if the value of a is the same as the value of b; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The string.op_Equality(string, string) method defines the operation of the equality operator for the string class. The operator, in turn, calls the static string.Equals(string, string) method, which performs an ordinal (case-sensitive and culture-insensitive) comparison.

Note:

The Visual Basic compiler does not resolve the equality operator as a call to the string.op_Equality(string, string) method. Instead, the equality operator wraps a call to the Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Operators.CompareString(string, string, bool) method.

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