equals
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Overview
The equals function takes two values and compares their values. If both values are the same, it returns a true, else it returns a false.
Return Type
Syntax
<variable> = <expression1>.equals(<expression2>);
where,
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
| <variable> | BOOLEAN | Variable which will contain the boolean result of the equals operation. |
| <expression1> | ANY DATA TYPE | The value which needs to be compared. |
| <expression2> | ANY DATA TYPE | The value which needs to be compared with the initial value. |
Note: The data type of both the parameters, <expression1> and <expression2> should match.
For example, say <expression1> is a TEXT datatype and <expression2> is a NUMBER datatype. In this case, the parameters won't match since they are of two different datatypes even if the same values are entered. Because of this mismatch, a false statement is returned.
For example, say <expression1> is a TEXT datatype and <expression2> is a NUMBER datatype. In this case, the parameters won't match since they are of two different datatypes even if the same values are entered. Because of this mismatch, a false statement is returned.
Examples
date_equals = '01/01/2017'.equals('01-Jan-2017'); // date_equals is assigned 'true' text_equals = "Zoho".equals("zoho"); // text_equals is assigned 'false'