---
title: ".==(_:_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "swift/simd16/'.==(_:_:)-981nx"
---

# .==(_:_:)

A vector mask with the result of a pointwise equality comparison.

## Declaration

```swift
static func .== (a: SIMD16<Scalar>, b: SIMD16<Scalar>) -> SIMDMask<SIMD16<Scalar>.MaskStorage>
```