Operator '==' can't be applied to type T?

Question

I thought this method was valid but I was wrong:

static void Equals(T x, T y)
{
    return x == y;    //operator == can\'t be applied to type T
}
         


        

Answer 1

I like using EqualityComparer.Default for this.

It is based on the overridden Equals method, but uses IEquatable when available, avoiding boxing on value types implementing it.

EqualityComparer.Default.Equals(x, y)