将Object.Equals（Object）与引用类型一起使用

Question

I'm trying to use the method Object.Equals(Object) to compare two different instances of a class I have created but what I need is to compare the value not the reference of the instances.

Researching about the subject I've found that I need to use value types, like struct, in order to be able to use the method Equals to compare the value of the instances and not the reference but I have a large library of classes so I'm afraid of change their type from class to struct because I don't know what other consequences could it have...any advice about whay should I do?

Can I override the method Equals for my class so it would compare the values instead the reference? I know it would be a lot of ways to do ir but what's the one that will give the best performance and " programming correction "...?

Answer 1

Yes, you have to override the Equals method and == operator of your class and in that write your comparison logic.

For more read
Guidelines for Overloading Equals() and Operator == (C# Programming Guide)