AssemblyName.ReferenceMatchesDefinition(AssemblyName, AssemblyName) Method

Definition

Returns a value indicating whether two assembly names are the same. The comparison is based on the simple assembly names.

public:
 static bool ReferenceMatchesDefinition(System::Reflection::AssemblyName ^ reference, System::Reflection::AssemblyName ^ definition);
public static bool ReferenceMatchesDefinition (System.Reflection.AssemblyName? reference, System.Reflection.AssemblyName? definition);
public static bool ReferenceMatchesDefinition (System.Reflection.AssemblyName reference, System.Reflection.AssemblyName definition);
static member ReferenceMatchesDefinition : System.Reflection.AssemblyName * System.Reflection.AssemblyName -> bool
Public Shared Function ReferenceMatchesDefinition (reference As AssemblyName, definition As AssemblyName) As Boolean

Parameters

reference
AssemblyName

The reference assembly name.

definition
AssemblyName

The assembly name that is compared to the reference assembly.

Returns

true if the simple assembly names are the same; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The comparison depends only on the simple assembly name. It ignores version, culture, and public key token.

Applies to