///<summary>
 /// Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.
 ///</summary>
 ///<param name="toObject">An object to compare to this instance.</param>
 ///<returns>true if toObject is a <see cref="CategorySalesFor1997Base"/> and has the same value as this instance; otherwise, false.</returns>
 public virtual bool Equals(CategorySalesFor1997Base toObject)
 {
     if (toObject == null)
         return false;
     return Equals(this, toObject);
 }
        ///<summary>
        /// Determines whether the specified <see cref="CategorySalesFor1997Base"/> instances are considered equal.
        ///</summary>
        ///<param name="Object1">The first <see cref="CategorySalesFor1997Base"/> to compare.</param>
        ///<param name="Object2">The second <see cref="CategorySalesFor1997Base"/> to compare. </param>
        ///<returns>true if Object1 is the same instance as Object2 or if both are null references or if objA.Equals(objB) returns true; otherwise, false.</returns>
        public static bool Equals(CategorySalesFor1997Base Object1, CategorySalesFor1997Base Object2)
        {
            // both are null
            if (Object1 == null && Object2 == null)
                return true;

            // one or the other is null, but not both
            if (Object1 == null ^ Object2 == null)
                return false;

            bool equal = true;
            if (Object1.CategoryName != Object2.CategoryName)
                equal = false;
            if (Object1.CategorySales != null && Object2.CategorySales != null )
            {
                if (Object1.CategorySales != Object2.CategorySales)
                    equal = false;
            }
            else if (Object1.CategorySales == null ^ Object1.CategorySales == null )
            {
                equal = false;
            }
            return equal;
        }