Also for arrays (and tuples) you can use new interfaces from .NET 4.0: IStructuralComparable and IStructuralEquatable. Using them you can not only check equality of arrays but also compare them.
static class StructuralExtensions
{
public static bool StructuralEquals<T>(this T a, T b)
where T : IStructuralEquatable
{
return a.Equals(b, StructuralComparisons.StructuralEqualityComparer);
}
public static int StructuralCompare<T>(this T a, T b)
where T : IStructuralComparable
{
return a.CompareTo(b, StructuralComparisons.StructuralComparer);
}
}
{
var a = new[] { 1, 2, 3 };
var b = new[] { 1, 2, 3 };
Console.WriteLine(a.Equals(b)); // False
Console.WriteLine(a.StructuralEquals(b)); // True
}
{
var a = new[] { 1, 3, 3 };
var b = new[] { 1, 2, 3 };
Console.WriteLine(a.StructuralCompare(b)); // 1
}