---
title: equals(anotherRegion)
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: mapkitjs/coordinateregion/equals
---

# equals(anotherRegion)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two regions are equal.

## Declaration

```data
equals(anotherRegion: CoordinateRegion): boolean;
```

## Parameters

- `anotherRegion`: The region to compare.

## Return Value

Return Value true if the region that anotherRegion specifies is equal to the calling CoordinateRegion; otherwise, false.

## Discussion

Discussion The following example shows how to determine whether a given region is equal to the region that’s displaying on the map. // Create a map. const map = new mapkit.Map("my-map-element-id");

// Create a region named myRegion. const coordinate = new mapkit.Coordinate(37.415, -122.048333); // latitude, longitude const span = new mapkit.CoordinateSpan(.016, .016); // latitude delta, longitude delta const myRegion = new mapkit.CoordinateRegion(coordinate, span);

// Check whether myRegion is equal to the current map region. if (myRegion.equals(map.region))    console.log("These two regions are equal.");

## See Also

### Comparing, copying, and converting regions

- [copy()](mapkitjs/coordinateregion/copy.md)
- [toBoundingRegion()](mapkitjs/coordinateregion/toboundingregion.md)
- [toMapRect()](mapkitjs/coordinateregion/tomaprect.md)