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Equal

func Equal[T comparable](a, b *T) bool

Equal compares two pointers for equality. Returns true if both are nil or both point to equal values. Returns false if one is nil and the other is not.

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package main

import (
    "fmt"

    ptr "github.com/Goldziher/go-utils/ptrutils"
)

func main() {
    a := ptr.To(5)
    b := ptr.To(5)
    c := ptr.To(10)
    var d *int

    fmt.Println(ptr.Equal(a, b))  // true (same values)
    fmt.Println(ptr.Equal(a, c))  // false (different values)
    fmt.Println(ptr.Equal(a, d))  // false (one nil, one not)
    fmt.Println(ptr.Equal((*int)(nil), (*int)(nil)))  // true (both nil)
}