Comparing 2 custom objects - C#

Question

I need to write a generic method in the base class that would accept 2 objects as parameters and compares them for equality.

Ex:

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Answer 1

I would probably do something like this:

public abstract class BaseData : IEquatable
{
    public abstract bool Equals(BaseData other);
}

public class DataTypeOne : BaseData
{
    public string Name;
    public string Address;

    public override bool Equals(BaseData other)
    {
        var o = other as DataTypeOne;
        if(o == null)
            return false;
        return Name.Equals(o.Name) && Address.Equals(o.Address);
    }
}

public class DataTypeTwo : BaseData
{
    public int CustId;
    public string CustName;

    public override bool Equals(BaseData other)
    {
        var o = other as DataTypeTwo;
        if (o == null)
            return false;
        return CustId == o.CustId && CustName.Equals(o.CustName);
    }
}