Code inspection: Check for reference equality instead

This inspection reports static Equals(type1, type2) calls used to compare System.Type values.

System.Type comparison is a reference comparison. Using == is shorter and better communicates that two type objects are expected to be the same runtime type instance.

Example

                using System;
                bool AreSame(Type left, Type right)
                {
                    return Equals(left, right);
                }
            

                using System;
                bool AreSame(Type left, Type right)
                {
                    return left == right;
                }
            

Quick-fix

A quick-fix helps you replace Equals(left, right) with left == right.

27 March 2026