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# TStrings.Equals

Compares the contents of two stringlists.

## Declaration

`public function TStrings.Equals(`
`TheStrings: TStrings`
`):Boolean;`

## Description

Equals compares the contents of the stringlist with the contents of TheStrings. If the contents match, i.e. the stringlist contain an equal amount of strings, and all strings match, then True is returned. If the number of strings in the lists is is unequal, or they contain one or more different strings, False is returned.

Remark: | The strings are compared case-insensitively. The associated objects are not compared

## See also

Tstrings.Items
TStrings.Count |  | Number of strings in the list.
TStrings.Assign |  | Assign the contents of another stringlist to this one.