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# isEqual(to:)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the contents of the receiving dictionary are equal to the contents of another given dictionary.

```
func isEqual(to otherDictionary: [AnyHashable : Any]) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`otherDictionary`

The dictionary with which to compare the receiving dictionary.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the contents of `otherDictionary` are equal to the contents of the receiving dictionary, otherwise <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## Discussion

Two dictionaries have equal contents if they each hold the same number of entries and, for a given key, the corresponding value objects in each dictionary satisfy the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol/isEqual(_:)> test.

## See Also

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol/isEqual(_:)>



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