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equal

Definition: integer i = equal(object a, b)
Description: Compare two objects to see if they are the same. Return true (1) if they are the same, or false (0) if they are different.
pwa/p2js: Supported.
Comments: Note that Euphoria typically needs equal() or compare() on each and every non-trivial conditional test, whereas Phix can just use the more natural infix operators =, !=, etc directly. In reality Phix only supports equal() for legacy code and compatibility with Euphoria.

You can also use sq_eq() to obtain element-wise results, compatible with a=b under Euphoria.
Example 1: 
if equal(PI, 3.14) then
--if PI=3.14 then -- (equivalent, but not Euphoria compatible)
    puts(1, "give me a better value for PI!\n")
end if
Example 2: 
if equal(name, "George") or equal(name, "GEORGE") then
--if name="George" or name="GEORGE" then -- (equivalent, "")
    puts(1, "name is George\n")
end if
Example 3: 
sequence res = sq_eq({1,1,4,4},{1,2,3,4}) -- res := {1,0,0,1}, aka {true,false,false,true}
Implementation: Implemented via %opJcc, %opJccE, and %opScmp in builtins\VM\pJcc.e (an autoinclude) - be warned however it is low-level complicated stuff that you do not need to know.
sq_eq() is implemented in builtins\psqop.e
See Also: compare, equals operator (=)
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