mapEquals<T, U> function

bool mapEquals<T, U>(
  1. Map<T, U>? a,
  2. Map<T, U>? b
)

Compares two maps for element-by-element equality.

Returns true if the maps are both null, or if they are both non-null, have the same length, and contain the same keys associated with the same values. Returns false otherwise.

If the elements are maps, lists, sets, or other collections/composite objects, then the contents of those elements are not compared element by element unless their equality operators (Object.==) do so. For checking deep equality, consider using the DeepCollectionEquality class.

See also:

  • setEquals, which does something similar for sets.
  • listEquals, which does something similar for lists.

Implementation

bool mapEquals<T, U>(Map<T, U>? a, Map<T, U>? b) {
  if (a == null) {
    return b == null;
  }
  if (b == null || a.length != b.length) {
    return false;
  }
  if (identical(a, b)) {
    return true;
  }
  for (final T key in a.keys) {
    if (!b.containsKey(key) || b[key] != a[key]) {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return true;
}