# C1.Win.C1Input.GrapeCity.Editors.ReadingStringOutput.Equals

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Input_GrapeCity_Editors_ReadingStringOutput_Equals_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.GrapeCity.Editors.ReadingStringOutput.Equals*">Equals Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Input_GrapeCity_Editors_ReadingStringOutput_Equals_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.GrapeCity.Editors.ReadingStringOutput.Equals(System.Object)">Equals(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are equal.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override bool Equals(object obj)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function Equals(obj As Object) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">obj</span></td>
      <td><p>Another object to compare to.</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><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a> if <b>obj</b> and this instance are the same type and represent the same value; otherwise, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">false</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.valuetype.equals">ValueType.Equals(object)</a></div>
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