# C1.PivotEngine.PivotKey.MatchesItem

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<h1 id="C1_PivotEngine_PivotKey_MatchesItem_" data-uid="C1.PivotEngine.PivotKey.MatchesItem*">MatchesItem Method
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<h4 id="C1_PivotEngine_PivotKey_MatchesItem_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.PivotEngine.PivotKey.MatchesItem(System.Object)">MatchesItem(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a value that determines whether a given data object matches the
content of this <a class="xref" href="C1.PivotEngine.PivotKey.html">PivotKey</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool MatchesItem(object item)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function MatchesItem(item As Object) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">item</span></td>
      <td><p>Item that contains the raw data.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>True if the <code class="paramref">item</code> matches this
<a class="xref" href="C1.PivotEngine.PivotKey.html">PivotKey</a>.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_PivotEngine_PivotKey_MatchesItem_System_Object__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The match is determined by comparing the formatted values for each
<a class="xref" href="C1.PivotEngine.PivotField.html">PivotField</a> in the key to the formatted values in the
<code class="paramref">item</code>. Therefore, matches may occur even if the raw 
values are different.</p>
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