Comparing objects in C#

[tripitaka]

I want to compare four objects (actually structs) in C# to see whether or not they are the same.

Is there a neater way of doing this than a lengthy if statement? (if a=b & b=c & c=d)

Thanks!

 

[Inquisitor]

Just use the Equals method on the value types:

Foo value1 = new Foo(1, "bar");
Foo value2 = new Foo(1, "bar");

if (value1.Equals(value2)) // Returns true.
{
    // …
}

Alternatively, override the == operator (using the Equals method) for the struct in question, allowing a direct comparison.

More info here:
http://www.jaggersoft.com/pubs/StructsVsClasses.htm#equals behavior