<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Everyone should notice that in the do-block (Sample 2). The result is just opposite of the code out of it (Sample 1). Or say, out the do-block, Swift calls `==` directly. In the do-block, Swift just call `isEqual(_)` instead of `==`.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">That is the inconsistency I am confused.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Zhaoxin</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Zhao Xin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:owenzx@gmail.com" target="_blank">owenzx@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Sample 1: both `==` and `!=` is true.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">import</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> Foundation</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(112,61,170)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">class</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Foo:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">NSObject</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">init</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> = name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">static</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> ==(lhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">, rhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) -> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">guard</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> type(of:lhs) == type(of:rhs) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">else</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> { </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">false</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> lhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> rhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">}</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> a = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> b = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,132,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(49,89,93)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">b</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">// true</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> != </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">b</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,132,0)">// true</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Sample 2: Add above code to a do-block, behavior changes to expect</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">do</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">class</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> Foo:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">NSObject</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">init</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> = name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">static</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> ==(lhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">, rhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) -> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">guard</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> type(of:lhs) == type(of:rhs) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">else</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> { </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">false</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> lhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> rhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> a = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> b = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(a == b) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,132,0)">// false</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(a != b) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,132,0)">// true</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">}</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Sample 3: A little investigation shows that `==` didn't call NSObject's `<span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> isEqual(</span><span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">_</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> object: </span><span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">Any</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">?) -> </span><span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool` </span>but `!=` did.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(112,61,170)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">class</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Foo:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">NSObject</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">init</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name:</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">String</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">self</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> = name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">public</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">static</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> ==(lhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">, rhs: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">) -> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">guard</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> type(of:lhs) == type(of:rhs) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">else</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> { </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">false</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> lhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> rhs.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">name</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">override</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> isEqual(to object: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">Any</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">?) -> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"111"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">super</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">isEqual</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(to: object)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">override</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">func</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> isEqual(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">_</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> object: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">Any</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">?) -> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(112,61,170)">Bool</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> {</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"2222"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">return</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">super</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">.</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">isEqual</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(object)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> }</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">}</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> a = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">let</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> b = </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">Foo</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">(name: </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(209,47,27)">"bar"</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:13px"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,132,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(49,89,93)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">b</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">// true</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,132,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> != </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">b</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">// 2222, true</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,132,0)"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">print</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(62,30,129)">!</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">a</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(49,89,93)">==</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(79,129,135)">b</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(0,0,0)">)) </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">// false</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">So I am wondering what is the future? Will we keep on using `</font><span style="font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">isEqual(</span><span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">_</span><span style="font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> object: </span><span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures;color:rgb(186,45,162)">Any</span><span style="font-family:menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11px;font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">?)` </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><font face="georgia, serif">with class that inherits `NSObject`, or we are trying to drop it?</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Xcode 8.3.1 (8E1000a), <span style="font-family:menlo;font-size:11px">3.1 (swiftlang-802.0.51 clang-802.0.41), macOS </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">10.12.4 (16E195)</span><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><font face="georgia, serif">Zhaoxin </font></span></div></div>
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