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Start your free trialChris Gauthier
Courses Plus Student 6,434 PointsUsing Equals in C# Intermediate Level Course
Im uncertain what Im doing wrong here, thanks in advance.
using System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
public class VocabularyWord
{
public string Word { get; private set; }
public VocabularyWord(string word)
{
Word = word;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return Word;
}
public override bool Equals (object obj)
{
return Word == obj;
}
}
}
1 Answer
Emmanuel C
10,636 PointsFirst you want to check if the obj being passed in is a VocabularyWord. If not then return false.
if(!(obj is VocabularyWord))
{
return false;
}
If it is then you have to cast the obj into a VocabularyWord object.
VocabularyWord vWord = obj as VocabularyWord;
Then you can compare the words and return the results
return this.Word == vWord.Word;
Hope that helps, Happy coding.
Krystin White
1,887 PointsKrystin White
1,887 PointsThis comment explains Equals perfectly! I had trouble understanding it from the video AND from the Docs. Thank you so much for breaking it down! :)