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. If both a and b are null, the method returns true.

Remarks

This method performs an ordinal (case-sensitive and culture-insensitive) comparison.

Example

using System;
public class StringEqualsExample {
 public static void Main() {
 string strA = "A string";
 string strB = "a string";
 string strC = "a string";
 Console.Write( "The string '{0}' is equal to the string '{1}'? ", strA, strB );
 Console.WriteLine( String.Equals( strA, strB ) );
 Console.Write( "The string '{0}' is equal to the string '{1}'? ", strC, strB );
 Console.WriteLine( String.Equals( strC, strB ) );
 }
}
   

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