https://sourceforge.net/p/asil/wiki/operators-equals/Recent changes to operators-equalsenSun, 23 Feb 2014 12:57:58 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/asil/wiki/operators-equals/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +As an assignment operator +------------------------- +In order for the **=** operator to work as the assignment operator, the only thing that can be to the left of it is the variable you're assigning a value to. This can be its declaration or an existing instance. The left operand must be an [l-value](Appendices-Terms-l-value). + +As a comparison operator +------------------------ This compares the two operands based on the rules below: 1. If the operands are reference types, it returns <code>true</code><code> if the references are for the same object and </code><code>false</code> otherwise. </pre> </div>Will PittengerSun, 23 Feb 2014 12:57:58 -0000https://sourceforge.net5dfec7ba866c52e19cc41a70bfb352758e1f4ab8https://sourceforge.net/p/asil/wiki/operators-equals/<div class="markdown_content"><p>This compares the two operands based on the rules below:</p> <ol> <li>If the operands are reference types, it returns <code>true</code><code> if the references are for the same object and </code><code>false</code> otherwise.</li> <li>If the operands both implement IEquatable, it returns the return value from "<code>leftOperand.equals rightOperand</code>".</li> <li>Otherwise, for primitive types only, it returns <code>true</code> if the bits stored in both instances match and <code>false</code> if they don't.</li> </ol> <p>If the type is a structure that doesn't implement IEquatable, it should fail to compile. If you need to compare instances of a reference type, consider using IEquatable or IComparable. If one operand is a reference type and the other is a by value type, the compiler will attempt to use IEquatable on the value type. If that fails, it should fail to compile.</p></div>Will PittengerSun, 23 Feb 2014 12:53:20 -0000https://sourceforge.netfa368997bb5d58a0fe71d88d9fe12131918b74af