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`areEqual` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlc_hashtable.h>`

Same as the preceding overload for null‐terminated C strings.


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static
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/HashTableDefaultTraits/areEqual-04.adoc[areEqual](
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/HashTableDefaultTraits.adoc[ConstCharPtr] const& key1,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/HashTableDefaultTraits.adoc[ConstCharPtr] const& key2);
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Return true if the specified `key1` and the specified `key2` are equal, and false otherwise.


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template<class KEY>
static
bool
xref:BloombergLP/bdlc/HashTableDefaultTraits/areEqual-00.adoc[areEqual](
    KEY const& key1,
    KEY const& key2);
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== Return Value

`true` if `key1` and `key2` are equal, and `false` otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *key1*
| first key to compare
| *key2*
| second key to compare
|===


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