This function returns "true" if a and b are equal. The check depends on the data types of parameters a and b.

Data types

If both arguments are of type "String", a "String" comparison is performed.

If one argument is of type "Boolean", the other one will be converted to "Boolean" and a "Boolean" comparison is done.

In all other cases, a numeric comparison will be performed using "BigDecimal".

"Dates" and "Timestamps" are converted to 'Unix time', i.e. the number of milliseconds since "1970-01-01 00:00:00" in order to compare them numerically.

See section "Data Types" (→ "Comparisons and types").

Parameters

Parameter	Description
a	Value.
b	Value.

Examples

Parameter a	Parameter b	Result
Text	Text	true
Text	text	false
1234	1234	true
01234	1234	false
1234	1234.0	false