Parameters

obj

The string to compare to this instance.

Returns

true if obj is a string and its value is the same as this instance; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
NullReferenceException	The current instance is a null reference.

Remarks

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

Example

using System;
public class StringEqualsExample {
 public static void Main() {
 string str = "A string";
 Console.WriteLine( "The given string is '{0}'", str );
 Console.Write( "The given string is equal to 'A string'? " );
 Console.WriteLine( str.Equals( "A string" ) );
 Console.Write( "The given string is equal to 'A String'? " );
 Console.WriteLine( str.Equals( "A String" ) );
 }
}
   

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