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Two managed objects are said to be equal if their values are same. The System::Object’s Equals method can be used to test equivalence. The Equals is an instance virtual method and can be overridden in a derived class/struct because equality of compound objects depends on the type. Two managed objects are said to be identical if their references point to the same object on the heap. The System::Object’s ReferenceEquals static method can be used to test identity.
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Ragunathan, V. (2016). Equality and Identity. In: C++/CLI Primer. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2367-3_16
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