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Base Type Requirements for Identically Equal Comparisons
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EqualOpSeq
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If function :ref:`EqualOpSeq-name` is used with
arguments of type ``AD`` < *Base* > ,
the type *Base* must support the syntax

   *b* = ``CppAD::EqualOpSeq`` ( *u* , *v* )

This should return true if and only if
*u* is identically equal to *v*
and it makes no different which one is used.
The arguments *u* and *v* have prototype

| |tab| ``const`` *Base* & *u*
| |tab| ``const`` *Base* & *v*

The return value *b* has prototype

   ``bool`` *b*

The Simple Case
===============
If *Base* is a relatively simple type,
the ``EqualOpSeq`` function can be defined by

| ``namespace CppAD`` {
| |tab| ``inline`` *Base* ``EqualOpSeq`` ( ``const`` *Base* & ``u`` , ``const`` *Base* & ``v`` )
| |tab| { ``return u`` == ``v`` ; }
| }

For example, see
:ref:`base_alloc<base_alloc.hpp@EqualOpSeq>` .

More Complicated Case
=====================
The variables
*u* and *v* are not identically equal in the following case:

#. The type *Base* is ``AD<double>`` .
#. The following assignment made using type *Base* : *x* [0] = *x* [1] = 1. ,
#. The :ref:`independent-name` operations is used to make *x*
   the independent variable vector,
#. During the corresponding recording, *u* = *x* [0] , *v* = *x* [1] .

Note that during a future :ref:`Forward-name` calculation,
*u* and *v* could correspond to different values.
For example, see
:ref:`adolc EqualOpSeq<base_adolc.hpp@EqualOpSeq>` .

Identical
*********

IdenticalCon
============
A *Base* object is a
:ref:`glossary@Parameter@Constant` parameter
when used in an ``AD`` < *Base* > operation sequence.
It is however still possible for a parameter to change its value; e.g.,
see the more complicated case above.

Prototypes
==========
The argument *u* has prototype

   ``const`` *Base* *u*

If it is present, the argument *v* has prototype

   ``const`` *Base* *v*

The result *b* has prototype

   ``bool`` *b*

Identical Functions
===================
The type *Base* must support the following functions
(in the CppAD namespace):

.. list-table::
   :widths: auto

   * - **Syntax**
     - **Result**
   * - *b* = ``IdenticalCon`` ( *u* )
     - the *Base* value will always be the same
   * - *b* = ``IdenticalZero`` ( *u* )
     - *u* equals zero and ``IdenticalCon`` ( *u* )
   * - *b* = ``IdenticalOne`` ( *u* )
     - *u* equals one and ``IdenticalCon`` ( *u* )
   * - *b* = ``IdenticalEqualCon`` ( *u* , *v* )
     - *u* equals *v* ,
       ``IdenticalCon`` ( *u* ) and
       ``IdenticalCon`` ( *v* )

Examples
========
See
:ref:`base_alloc<base_alloc.hpp@Identical>` .

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