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Determines whether two bounded ranges are equal.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/algorithm/algorithm.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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template<
    class InputIt1,
    class InputIt2>
[[deprecated]]
constexpr
bool
equal(
    InputIt1 first1,
    InputIt1 last1,
    InputIt2 first2,
    InputIt2 last2);
----

[WARNING]
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https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
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== Description

Compares the elements in the range `[first1, last1)]` with the range `[first2, last2)]`, using `operator==`.

== Return Value

`true` if the two ranges have equal length and compare element‐wise equal.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *first1*
| Iterator to the first element of the first range.
| *last1*
| Iterator one past the last element of the first range.
| *first2*
| Iterator to the first element of the second range.
| *last2*
| Iterator one past the last element of the second range.
|===


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