compare.Eq

Reports whether the first argument is equal to any of the subsequent arguments.

Syntax: compare.Eq ARG1 ARG2 [ARG...]
Returns: bool
Alias: eq

Usage

The compare.Eq function reports whether the first argument is equal to any of the subsequent arguments. You can also use this function to compare strings, boolean values, dates, and other comparable data types.

Examples

{{ compare.Eq 1 1 }} → true
{{ compare.Eq 1 2 }} → false

{{ compare.Eq 1 1 1 }} → true
{{ compare.Eq 1 1 2 }} → true
{{ compare.Eq 1 2 1 }} → true
{{ compare.Eq 1 2 2 }} → false

Comparing other data types:

{{ compare.Eq "ab" "a" }} → false
{{ compare.Eq time.Now (time.AsTime "1964-12-30") }} → false
{{ compare.Eq true false }} → false

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