Fundamentals of CS I (CS151 2001S) : Reference

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equal? - determine if two values are equal

Procedureequal?
Parametersval1, a value
val2, another value
PurposeDetermines if val1 and val2 are equal, even if they are complex structures. Compares individual elements in lists.. Particularly appropriate for lists, strings, and vectors.
ProducesA truth value: true (#t) if the two values are equal in the given sense, false (#f) if they're not.
PreconditionsExactly two parameters (verified).
Examples
> (equal? 2 2)
#t
> (equal? 2 2 2)
equal?: expects 2 arguments, given 3: 2 2 2
> (equal? 2 (+ 1 1))
#t
> (equal? "hello" "hello")
#t
> (equal? 'hello 'hello)
#t
> (equal? 'hello (car (list 'hello 'goodbye)))
#t
> (equal? null null)
#t
> (equal? (cons 'a null) (cons 'a null))
#t
> (equal? 5.0 5)
#f
> (equal? 5.0 5.0)
#t

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