---
name: "Builtins.equal"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Builtins.equal"
---

# Builtins.equal(3kaya)

Equality check

## NAME

Builtins::equal - Equality check

## SYNOPSIS

**Bool equal(** *any x, any y* **)**

## DESCRIPTION

Check any two values for equality. Returns **true**  if they are equal, **false**  otherwise. **equal(a,b)**  is equivalent to **a == b**

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

Compare with **Builtins.identical (3kaya)**