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VB.Net program to demonstrate the ReferenceEquals() method of Array class

Here, we are going to demonstrate the ReferenceEquals() method of Array class in VB.Net.
Submitted by Nidhi, on January 20, 2021 [Last updated : March 07, 2023]

Array.ReferenceEquals() Method in VB.Net

The ReferenceEquals() method is used to check the equality of two array references.

Syntax

Function ReferenceEquals(ByVal arr1() as object, ByVal arr2() as object) as Boolean

Parameter(s)

• Arr1: It is the specified integer array to be matched.
• Arr2: It is the specified integer array to be matched.

Return Value

It returns the True if two references of arrays are equal otherwise it will return False.

VB.Net code to demonstrate the example of Array.ReferenceEquals() method

The source code to demonstrate the ReferenceEquals() method of the Array class is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

'VB.NET program to demonstrate the ReferenceEquals() 
'method of Array class.

Imports System

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim arr1() As Integer = {10, 20, 30, 20, 30}
        Dim arr2() As Integer = {10, 20, 30, 20, 30}

        If Array.ReferenceEquals(arr1, arr2) Then
            Console.WriteLine("References arr1 and arr2 are equal")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("References arr1 and arr2 are not equal")
        End If

        If Array.ReferenceEquals(arr1, arr1) Then
            Console.WriteLine("References arr1 and arr1 are equal")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("References arr1 and arr1 are not equal")
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Output

References arr1 and arr2 are not equal
References arr1 and arr1 are equal
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains the Main() function. The Main() function is the entry point for the program.

In the Main() function, we created two arrays arr1 and arr2. Here, we checked the equality of references arr1 and arr2 and print the appropriate messages on the console screen.

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