=

Operator

The = character is to determine whether one expression is equal to another or to assign a value to a property or variable. String comparisons are case-insensitive.

Usage

result = expression1 = expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	Boolean	Returns True if expression1 is equal to expression2.
expression1	String, Number, Boolean, Color, or Object	Any expression.
expression2	String, Number, Boolean, Color or Object	Any expression.

result=value

Part	Type	Description
result	Any	The property, variable, array, or array element that is assigned value.
value	Any	The value assigned to result.

Notes

The data types of expression1 and expression2 must match. You can make comparisons between objects of any data type and between objects. If you compare objects, = compares their references, not their contents. For example, when you compare two FolderItems, = determines whether they have the same reference, not whether they point to the same file.

Use String.Compare to do a case-sensitive string comparison.

You can use Operator_Compare to define comparisons for classes.

Sample Code

The following example tests whether two strings are equal.

Var t1 As String = "Hello"
Var t2 As String = "There"

If t1 = t2 Then
// t1 is equal to t2
Else
// t1 is not equal to t2
End If

See Also

Equals, >, >=, <, <=, <> operators; Operator_Compare, String.Compare functions; Operator precedence.