/// <summary>
/// Test values for equality accross type boundaries except string to non-char, null-safe
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="otherValue">The second value.</param>
/// <returns>True if the values are equal, false otherwise.</returns>
public static bool BackCompatSafeTypeInsensitiveEqual(this object value, object otherValue)
{
// NOTE(daviburg): Historically testing for equality cross integer and string boundaries resulted in not equal.
// This ensures we preserve the behavior.
if (value is string && !(otherValue is char) || otherValue is string && !(value is char))
{
return(false);
}
return(ObjectExtensionMethods.SafeTypeInsensitiveEqual(value: value, otherValue: otherValue));
}
/// <summary>
/// Test values for equality accross type boundaries except string to non-char, null-safe
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The first value.</param>
/// <param name="otherValue">The second value.</param>
/// <returns>True if the values are equal, false otherwise.</returns>
public static bool BackCompatSafeTypeInsensitiveEqual(this object value, object otherValue)
{
if (value != null && otherValue != null)
{
// NOTE(daviburg): Historically testing for equality cross integer and string boundaries resulted in not equal.
// This ensures we preserve the behavior.
var comparedTypes = new HashSet <Type>()
{
value.GetType(), otherValue.GetType()
};
if (comparedTypes.Count > 1 && _BackCompatComparableTypeBoundaries.All(boundary => !comparedTypes.IsSubsetOf(boundary)))
{
return(false);
}
}
return(ObjectExtensionMethods.SafeTypeInsensitiveEqual(value: value, otherValue: otherValue));
}