---
title: "==(_:_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "swift/equatable/==(_:_:)"
---

# ==(_:_:)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two values are equal.

## Declaration

```swift
static func == (lhs: borrowing Self, rhs: borrowing Self) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `lhs`: A value to compare.
- `rhs`: Another value to compare.

## Discussion

Discussion Equality is the inverse of inequality. For any values a and b, a == b implies that a != b is false.

## See Also

### Equatable Requirements

- [!=(_:_:)](swift/equatable/!=(_:_:).md)