`Equals`

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Equals(value_1, value_2, ...)

Description

The Equals function tests equivalence between a list of values.

Two functions are considered equal if their syntax is identical. For example:

Equals(Query(Lambda('a', 5)), Query(Lambda('a', 5)))
true

Parameter Type Definition and Requirements

Parameter	Type	Definition and Requirements
`value_1`	Any	A single value.
`value_2`	Any	A single value.
`…`	Any	Optional - Any number of additional values to compare for equality.

value_1

Any

A single value.

value_2

Any

A single value.

…

Any

Optional - Any number of additional values to compare for equality.

true when all provided parameters are equal, false otherwise.

The following query returns true because fire is equivalent to fire.

Equals('fire', 'fire')

true

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The following query returns true because null values (and their equivalents) are equal to themselves:

Equals(null, null)

true

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