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比较两个对象的相等性，而不必重写Equals或实现IEquatable<>。

你为什么要这么做?当你真的想知道两个对象是否相等，但你懒得重写Equals(object)或实现IEquatable<T>。或者，更现实地说，如果您有一个非常复杂的类，手工实现Equals将非常乏味、容易出错，维护起来也不有趣。如果您不太关心性能，它也会有所帮助。

我目前使用IsEqualTo是因为第二个原因——我有一个具有许多属性的类，这些属性的类型是其他用户定义的类，每个类都有许多其他属性，这些属性的类型是其他用户定义的类，一直到无限。在许多这样的类中加入一堆集合，实现Equals(object)真的变成了一场噩梦。

用法:

if (myTerriblyComplexObject.IsEqualTo(myOtherTerriblyComplexObject))
{
    // Do something terribly interesting.
}

为了确定相等，我做了很多比较。我尽一切努力按照“正确”的顺序做“正确”的事。比较顺序如下:

Use the static Equals(object, object) method. If it returns true, return true. It will return true if the references are the same. It will also return true if thisObject overrides Equals(object). If thisObject is null, return false. No further comparisons can be made if it is null. If thisObject has overridden Equals(object), return false. Since it overrides Equals, it must mean that Equals was executed at step #1 and returned false. If someone has bothered to override Equals, we should respect that and return what Equals returns. If thisObject inherits from IEquatable<T>, where otherObject can be assigned to T, get the Equals(T) method using reflection. Invoke that method and return its return value. If both objects are IEnumerable, return whether contain the same items, in the same order, using IsEqualTo to compare the items. If the objects have different types, return false. Since we know now that thisObject does not have an Equals method, there isn't any way to realistically evaluate two object of different types to be true. If the objects are a value type (primitive or struct) or a string, return false. We have already failed the Equals(object) test - enough said. For each property of thisObject, test its value with IsEqualTo. If any return false, return false. If all return true, return true.

字符串比较可能更好，但很容易实现。此外，我不能100%确定我处理结构正确。

话不多说，下面是扩展方法:

/// <summary>
/// Provides extension methods to determine if objects are equal.
/// </summary>
public static class EqualsEx
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The <see cref="Type"/> of <see cref="string"/>.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly Type StringType = typeof(string);

    /// <summary>
    /// The <see cref="Type"/> of <see cref="object"/>.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly Type ObjectType = typeof(object);

    /// <summary>
    /// The <see cref="Type"/> of <see cref="IEquatable{T}"/>.
    /// </summary>
    private static readonly Type EquatableType = typeof(IEquatable<>);

    /// <summary>
    /// Determines whether <paramref name="thisObject"/> is equal to <paramref name="otherObject"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="thisObject">
    /// This object.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="otherObject">
    /// The other object.
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>
    /// True, if they are equal, otherwise false.
    /// </returns>
    public static bool IsEqualTo(this object thisObject, object otherObject)
    {
        if (Equals(thisObject, otherObject))
        {
            // Always check Equals first. If the object has overridden Equals, use it. This will also capture the case where both are the same reference.
            return true;
        }

        if (thisObject == null)
        {
            // Because Equals(object, object) returns true if both are null, if either is null, return false.
            return false;
        }

        var thisObjectType = thisObject.GetType();
        var equalsMethod = thisObjectType.GetMethod("Equals", BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance, null, new[] { ObjectType }, null);
        if (equalsMethod.DeclaringType == thisObjectType)
        {
            // thisObject overrides Equals, and we have already failed the Equals test, so return false.
            return false;
        }

        var otherObjectType = otherObject == null ? null : otherObject.GetType();

        // If thisObject inherits from IEquatable<>, and otherObject can be passed into its Equals method, use it.
        var equatableTypes = thisObjectType.GetInterfaces().Where(                                          // Get interfaces of thisObjectType that...
            i => i.IsGenericType                                                                            // ...are generic...
            && i.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == EquatableType                                                // ...and are IEquatable of some type...
            && (otherObjectType ==  null || i.GetGenericArguments()[0].IsAssignableFrom(otherObjectType))); // ...and otherObjectType can be assigned to the IEquatable's type.

        if (equatableTypes.Any())
        {
            // If we found any interfaces that meed our criteria, invoke the Equals method for each interface.
            // If any return true, return true. If all return false, return false.
            return equatableTypes
                .Select(equatableType => equatableType.GetMethod("Equals", BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance))
                .Any(equatableEqualsMethod => (bool)equatableEqualsMethod.Invoke(thisObject, new[] { otherObject }));
        }

        if (thisObjectType != StringType && thisObject is IEnumerable && otherObject is IEnumerable)
        {
            // If both are IEnumerable, check their items.
            var thisEnumerable = ((IEnumerable)thisObject).Cast<object>();
            var otherEnumerable = ((IEnumerable)otherObject).Cast<object>();

            return thisEnumerable.SequenceEqual(otherEnumerable, IsEqualToComparer.Instance);
        }

        if (thisObjectType != otherObjectType)
        {
            // If they have different types, they cannot be equal.
            return false;
        }

        if (thisObjectType.IsValueType || thisObjectType == StringType)
        {
            // If it is a value type, we have already determined that they are not equal, so return false.
            return false;
        }

        // Recurse into each public property: if any are not equal, return false. If all are true, return true.
        return !(from propertyInfo in thisObjectType.GetProperties()
                 let thisPropertyValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(thisObject, null)
                 let otherPropertyValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(otherObject, null)
                 where !thisPropertyValue.IsEqualTo(otherPropertyValue)
                 select thisPropertyValue).Any();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// A <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used when comparing sequences of collections.
    /// </summary>
    private class IsEqualToComparer : IEqualityComparer<object>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The singleton instance of <see cref="IsEqualToComparer"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public static readonly IsEqualToComparer Instance;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="EqualsEx.IsEqualToComparer"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        static IsEqualToComparer()
        {
            Instance = new IsEqualToComparer();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Prevents a default instance of the <see cref="EqualsEx.IsEqualToComparer"/> class from being created.
        /// </summary>
        private IsEqualToComparer()
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the specified objects are equal.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x">
        /// The first object to compare.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="y">
        /// The second object to compare.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>
        /// true if the specified objects are equal; otherwise, false.
        /// </returns>
        bool IEqualityComparer<object>.Equals(object x, object y)
        {
            return x.IsEqualTo(y);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Not implemented - throws an <see cref="NotImplementedException"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">
        /// The <see cref="object"/> for which a hash code is to be returned.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>
        /// A hash code for the specified object.
        /// </returns>
        int IEqualityComparer<object>.GetHashCode(object obj)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}

通过操作系统文件系统信息比较文件/目录。这对于比较共享和本地文件非常有用。

用法:

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\test\myShareDir");
Console.WriteLine(dir.IsSameFileAs(@"\\myMachineName\myShareDir"));

FileInfo file = new FileInfo(@"C:\test\myShareDir\file.txt");
Console.WriteLine(file.IsSameFileAs(@"\\myMachineName\myShareDir\file.txt"));

代码:

public static class FileExtensions
{
    struct BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION
    {
        public uint FileAttributes;
        public System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME CreationTime;
        public System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME LastAccessTime;
        public System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME LastWriteTime;
        public uint VolumeSerialNumber;
        public uint FileSizeHigh;
        public uint FileSizeLow;
        public uint NumberOfLinks;
        public uint FileIndexHigh;
        public uint FileIndexLow;
    }

    //
    // CreateFile constants
    //
    const uint FILE_SHARE_READ = 0x00000001;
    const uint OPEN_EXISTING = 3;
    const uint GENERIC_READ = (0x80000000);
    const uint FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS = 0x02000000;


    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    static extern IntPtr CreateFile(
        string lpFileName,
        uint dwDesiredAccess,
        uint dwShareMode,
        IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes,
        uint dwCreationDisposition,
        uint dwFlagsAndAttributes,
        IntPtr hTemplateFile);

    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    static extern bool GetFileInformationByHandle(IntPtr hFile, out BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION lpFileInformation);

    public static bool IsSameFileAs(this FileSystemInfo file, string path)
    {
        BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION fileInfo1, fileInfo2;
        IntPtr ptr1 = CreateFile(file.FullName, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, IntPtr.Zero);
        if ((int)ptr1 == -1)
        {
            System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception e = new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
            throw e;
        }
        IntPtr ptr2 = CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, IntPtr.Zero);
        if ((int)ptr2 == -1)
        {
            System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception e = new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
            throw e;
        }
        GetFileInformationByHandle(ptr1, out fileInfo1);
        GetFileInformationByHandle(ptr2, out fileInfo2);

        return ((fileInfo1.FileIndexHigh == fileInfo2.FileIndexHigh) &&
            (fileInfo1.FileIndexLow == fileInfo2.FileIndexLow));
    }
}

我经常用这个…

原始代码:

if (guid != Guid.Empty) return guid;
else return Guid.NewGuid();

新代码:

return guid.NewGuidIfEmpty();

扩展方法:

public static Guid NewGuidIfEmpty(this Guid uuid)
{
    return (uuid != Guid.Empty ? uuid : Guid.NewGuid());
}

WhereIf()方法

var query = dc.Reviewer 
    .Where(r => r.FacilityID == facilityID) 
    .WhereIf(CheckBoxActive.Checked, r => r.IsActive); 

public static IEnumerable<TSource> WhereIf<TSource>(
    this IEnumerable<TSource> source,
    bool condition, Func<TSource, bool> predicate) 
{ 
    if (condition) 
        return source.Where(predicate); 
    else 
        return source; 
}

public static IQueryable<TSource> WhereIf<TSource>(
    this IQueryable<TSource> source,
    bool condition, Expression<Func<TSource, bool>> predicate) 
{ 
    if (condition) 
        return source.Where(predicate); 
    else 
        return source; 
}

我还为Where()扩展方法中的索引谓词添加了重载。为了更有趣，可以添加包含额外“else”谓词的风味。

// This file contains extension methods for generic List<> class to operate on sorted lists.
// Duplicate values are OK.
// O(ln(n)) is still much faster then the O(n) of LINQ's searches/filters.
static partial class SortedList
{
    // Return the index of the first element with the key greater then provided.
    // If there's no such element within the provided range, it returns iAfterLast.
    public static int sortedFirstGreaterIndex<tElt, tKey>( this IList<tElt> list, Func<tElt, tKey, int> comparer, tKey key, int iFirst, int iAfterLast )
    {
        if( iFirst < 0 || iAfterLast < 0 || iFirst > list.Count || iAfterLast > list.Count )
            throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();
        if( iFirst > iAfterLast )
            throw new ArgumentException();
        if( iFirst == iAfterLast )
            return iAfterLast;

        int low = iFirst, high = iAfterLast;
        // The code below is inspired by the following article:
        // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_search#Single_comparison_per_iteration
        while( low < high )
        {
            int mid = ( high + low ) / 2;
            // 'mid' might be 'iFirst' in case 'iFirst+1 == iAfterLast'.
            // 'mid' will never be 'iAfterLast'.
            if( comparer( list[ mid ], key ) <= 0 ) // "<=" since we gonna find the first "greater" element
                low = mid + 1;
            else
                high = mid;
        }
        return low;
    }

    // Return the index of the first element with the key greater then the provided key.
    // If there's no such element, returns list.Count.
    public static int sortedFirstGreaterIndex<tElt, tKey>( this IList<tElt> list, Func<tElt, tKey, int> comparer, tKey key )
    {
        return list.sortedFirstGreaterIndex( comparer, key, 0, list.Count );
    }

    // Add an element to the sorted array.
    // This could be an expensive operation if frequently adding elements that sort firstly.
    // This is cheap operation when adding elements that sort near the tail of the list.
    public static int sortedAdd<tElt>( this List<tElt> list, Func<tElt, tElt, int> comparer, tElt elt )
    {
        if( list.Count == 0 || comparer( list[ list.Count - 1 ], elt ) <= 0 )
        {
            // either the list is empty, or the item is greater then all elements already in the collection.
            list.Add( elt );
            return list.Count - 1;
        }
        int ind = list.sortedFirstGreaterIndex( comparer, elt );
        list.Insert( ind, elt );
        return ind;
    }

    // Find first exactly equal element, return -1 if not found.
    public static int sortedFindFirstIndex<tElt, tKey>( this List<tElt> list, Func<tElt, tKey, int> comparer, tKey elt )
    {
        int low = 0, high = list.Count - 1;

        while( low < high )
        {
            int mid = ( high + low ) / 2;
            if( comparer( list[ mid ], elt ) < 0 )
                low = mid + 1;
            else
                high = mid; // this includes the case when we've found an element exactly matching the key
        }
        if( high >= 0 && 0 == comparer( list[ high ], elt ) )
            return high;
        return -1;
    }

    // Return the IEnumerable that returns array elements in the reverse order.
    public static IEnumerable<tElt> sortedReverse<tElt>( this List<tElt> list )
    {
        for( int i=list.Count - 1; i >= 0; i-- )
            yield return list[ i ];
    }
}