EqualityComparer(T) Class

EqualityComparerT Class

Provides a base class for implementations of the IEqualityComparerT generic interface.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
System.Collections.GenericEqualityComparerT

Namespace: System.Collections.Generic
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class EqualityComparer<T> : IEqualityComparer, 
	IEqualityComparer<T>

The EqualityComparerT type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Equals(T, T)	When overridden in a derived class, determines whether two objects of type T are equal.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode(T)	When overridden in a derived class, serves as a hash function for the specified object for hashing algorithms and data structures, such as a hash table.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

Properties

	Name	Description
	Default	Returns a default equality comparer for the type specified by the generic argument.