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Whenever <c>refEquals(a, b)</c> is true (1), then you know that any modification of <c>a</c> will also be seen via <c>b</c>, because <c>a</c> and <c>b</c> refer to the same object. | Whenever <c>refEquals(a, b)</c> is true (1), then you know that any modification of <c>a</c> will also be seen via <c>b</c>, because <c>a</c> and <c>b</c> refer to the same object. | ||
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=== Arguments === | === Arguments === | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 11 November 2023
The refEquals function checks two values for reference equality. This is different from the == operator, which checks whether two values are equivalent (e.g., two maps that contain equal key/value pairs, or two lists which contain equal values).
Whenever refEquals(a, b) is true (1), then you know that any modification of a will also be seen via b, because a and b refer to the same object.
For immutable types – nulls, numbers and string's – refEquals returns the same result as the == operator.
Arguments
| Parameter Name | Default Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a | any value | first argument |
| b | any value | second argument |
Example
a = {"foo":42}
b = a
c = {"foo":42}
print a == b // prints 1, because a and b have the same value
print a == c // prints 1, because a and c have the same value
print refEquals(a,b) // prints 1, as these are the same map
print refEquals(a,c) // prints 0, as these are different maps
