Verifies that two specified generic type data are equal by using the equality operator. The assertion fails if they are not equal. Displays a message if the assertion fails.
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Sub AreEqual(Of T) ( _
    expected As T, _
    actual As T, _
    message As String _
)
public static void AreEqual<T>(
    T expected,
    T actual,
    string message
)
public:
generic<typename T>
static void AreEqual(
    T expected, 
    T actual, 
    String^ message
)
static member AreEqual : 
        expected:'T * 
        actual:'T * 
        message:string -> unit
JScript does not support generic types or methods.
Type Parameters
- T
Parameters
- expected 
 Type: T- The first generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test expects. 
- actual 
 Type: T- The second generic type data to compare. This is the generic type data the unit test produced. 
- message 
 Type: String- A message to display if the assertion fails. This message can be seen in the unit test results. 
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition | 
|---|---|
| AssertFailedException | expected is not equal to actual. | 
Remarks
Different numeric types are treated as equal if the logical values are equal. For example, 42L is equal to 42.
T represents the type of values to compare.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting Namespace