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`areEqual` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bsltf_templatetestfacility.h>`

Return `true` if the data values of the non‐comparable objects are equal.


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bool
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    xref:BloombergLP/bsltf/NonEqualComparableTestType.adoc[NonEqualComparableTestType] const& lhs,
    xref:BloombergLP/bsltf/NonEqualComparableTestType.adoc[NonEqualComparableTestType] const& rhs);
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Return `true` if `lhs` and `rhs` compare equal.


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template<class TYPE>
static
bool
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    TYPE const& lhs,
    TYPE const& rhs);
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== Return Value

* `true` if the data values are equal, else `false`
* `true` if `lhs` and `rhs` compare equal, else `false`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *lhs*
| left‐hand operand
| *rhs*
| right‐hand operand
|===


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