Comparing Two objects using Assert.AreEqual()

Question

I \'m writing test cases for the first time in visual studio c# i have a method that returns a list of objects and i want to compare it with another list of objects by using

Answer 1

Assert.AreEqual() compares references. Usually when comparing lists I compare the count of the items and than some properties of one exact item in the list or directly the item in the list (but again it is the reference).

If you want to compare objects by content than you would have to implement some recursive Object Comparer, but I don't think it is appropriate for Unit Tests, because you want them to run always as fast as possible.