/// <summary>
/// Compares two DataType instances for equality.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the DataTypes are equal, false otherwise.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Data type equality is based on the notion of names, not instances, meaning
/// that two different instances of the ScalarType named Boolean will be considered
/// equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two scalar types are equal if they have the same name.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two list types are equal if their element types are equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two interval types are equal if their point types are equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two object types are equal if they have the same name.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public static bool Equal(DataType a, DataType b)
{
return a != null && b != null && a.Equals(b);
}
public override bool Equals(object obj)
{
var other = obj as PropertyDef;
return(other != null && _name == other.Name && _propertyType.Equals(other.PropertyType));
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares two DataType instances for equality.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the DataTypes are equal, false otherwise.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// Data type equality is based on the notion of names, not instances, meaning
/// that two different instances of the ScalarType named Boolean will be considered
/// equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two scalar types are equal if they have the same name.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two list types are equal if their element types are equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two interval types are equal if their point types are equal.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Two object types are equal if they have the same name.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public static bool Equal(DataType a, DataType b)
{
return(a != null && b != null && a.Equals(b));
}
public override bool Equals(object obj)
{
var other = obj as ListType;
return(other != null && _elementType.Equals(other.ElementType));
}