[#bsl-equal_to-09-operator_call] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/equal_to-09.adoc[equal_to<void>]::operator() :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: Return `true` if the specified `lhs` compares equal to the specified `rhs` using the equality‐comparison operator, `lhs == rhs`. Implemented inline because of all the duplication of `std::forward<TYPE1>(lhs) == std::forward<TYPE2>(rhs)`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_equalto.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- template< class TYPE1, class TYPE2> [[nodiscard]] constexpr decltype(std::forward<TYPE1>(lhs) == std::forward<TYPE2>(rhs)) operator()( TYPE1&& lhs, TYPE2&& rhs) const noexcept(/* see-below */); ---- == Exception specification This function is potentially-throwing unless `noexcept(std::forward<TYPE1>(lhs) == std::forward<TYPE2>(rhs))`. == Return Value [NOTE] ==== The return value https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/nodiscard[should not be discarded^]. ==== [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#