UInt16.Equals Method in C# with Examples

The UInt16.Equals() method in C# returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object or UInt16. This method provides two overloads: one for comparing with any object, and another specifically for comparing with another ushort value.

Syntax

Following are the two overloaded syntax forms −

public override bool Equals (object ob);
public bool Equals (ushort ob);

Parameters

• ob (first overload) − An object to compare to this instance.

• ob (second overload) − The 16-bit unsigned integer to compare to this instance.

Return Value

Returns true if the specified value is equal to this instance; otherwise, false.

Using UInt16.Equals() with Different Values

The following example demonstrates comparing two different ushort values −

using System;

public class Demo {
    public static void Main() {
        ushort val1 = 52;
        ushort val2 = 10;
        bool res = val1.Equals(val2);
        Console.WriteLine("Return value (comparison) = " + res);
        if (res)
            Console.WriteLine("val1 = val2");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("val1 != val2");
    }
}

The output of the above code is −

Return value (comparison) = False
val1 != val2

Using UInt16.Equals() with Same Values

The following example demonstrates comparing two identical ushort values −

using System;

public class Demo {
    public static void Main() {
        ushort val1 = 100;
        ushort val2 = 100;
        bool res = val1.Equals(val2);
        Console.WriteLine("Return value (comparison) = " + res);
        if (res)
            Console.WriteLine("val1 = val2");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("val1 != val2");
    }
}

The output of the above code is −

Return value (comparison) = True
val1 = val2

Using UInt16.Equals() with Object Parameter

The following example demonstrates using the object overload of the Equals method −

using System;

public class Demo {
    public static void Main() {
        ushort val1 = 250;
        object obj = (ushort)250;
        string str = "250";
        
        Console.WriteLine("Comparing with ushort object: " + val1.Equals(obj));
        Console.WriteLine("Comparing with string object: " + val1.Equals(str));
        Console.WriteLine("Comparing with null: " + val1.Equals(null));
    }
}

The output of the above code is −

Comparing with ushort object: True
Comparing with string object: False
Comparing with null: False

Conclusion

The UInt16.Equals() method provides a reliable way to compare ushort values for equality. The method returns true when values are identical and false otherwise, with the object overload performing type checking before comparison.