/**
* <p>
* Checks to see if the given object is equal to this lexical category.
* This is done by checking the enumeration if the object is of the type
* <code>LexicalCategory</code> or by converting the object and this
* category to strings and comparing the strings.
* </p>
* <p>
* For example, <code>LexicalCategory.NOUN</code> will match another
* <code>LexicalCategory.NOUN</code> but will also match the string
* <em>"noun"</em> as well.
*/
public override bool Equals(object checkObject)
{
bool match = false;
if (!ReferenceEquals(checkObject, null))
{
if (checkObject is LexicalCategory)
{
match = _lexicalCategory.Equals(((LexicalCategory)checkObject).GetLexicalCategory());
}
else if (checkObject is LexicalCategoryEnum)
{
match = _lexicalCategory == (LexicalCategoryEnum)checkObject;
}
else
{
match = ToString().Equals(checkObject.ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}
}
return(match);
}
