AL0005 - Use SequenceEqual when comparing Span with non-constants

Use SequenceEqual instead of equality operators for Span non-constant comparisons

Source: AL0004ToAL0005SpanComparisonAnalyzer.cs

Description

When comparing Span and a non-constant, use SequenceEqual instead of equality operators, unless you want to compare addresses.

Bad Code

if (span1 == span2)

Good Code

if (span1.SequenceEqual(span2))

Properties

• Category: Usage
• Severity: Warning
• Enabled by default: True
• Code fix available: True

Configuration

dotnet_diagnostic.AL0005.severity = warning