c# - Is there a way of comparing all the values within 2 enitities? -

i'm using ef4.3 i'm referring entities, apply class containing properties.

i'm trying figure out if possible compare 2 entities. each entity has properties assigned values clarity let entity 'customer'.

public partial class customer {     public string name { get; set; }     public datetime dateofbirth { get; set; }     ...     ... } 

the customer visits website , types in details 'typedcustomer'. check against database , if of data matches, return record database 'storedcustomer'.

so @ point i've identified same customer returning wan't valid rest of data. check each property 1 one, there fair few check. possible make comparison @ higher level takes account current values of each?

if(typedcustomer == storedcustomer) {     .... }  

if you're storing these things in database, logical assume you'd have primary key called id.

public partial class customer {     public int id { get; set; }     public string name { get; set; }     public datetime dateofbirth { get; set; }     ...     ... } 

then is:

if(typedcustomer.id == storedcustomer.id) { } 

update:

in project, have comparer these circumstances:

public sealed class pococomparer<tpoco> : iequalitycomparer<tpoco> tpoco : class {     public bool equals(tpoco poco1, tpoco poco2)     {         if (poco1 != null && poco2 != null)         {             bool aresame = true;             foreach(var property in typeof(tpoco).getpublicproperties())                 {                     object v1 = property.getvalue(poco1, null);                     object v2 = property.getvalue(poco2, null);                     if (!object.equals(v1, v2))                     {                         aresame = false;                         break;                     }                 });             return aresame;         }         return poco1 == poco2;     }   // eo equals      public int gethashcode(tpoco poco)     {         int hash = 0;         foreach(var property in typeof(tpoco).getpublicproperties())         {             object val = property.getvalue(poco, null);             hash += (val == null ? 0 : val.gethashcode());         });         return hash;     }   // eo gethashcode }   // eo class pococomparer 

uses extension method:

public static partial class typeextensionmethods {     public static propertyinfo[] getpublicproperties(this type self)     {         self.throwifdefault("self");         return self.getproperties(bindingflags.public | bindingflags.instance).where((property) => property.getindexparameters().length == 0 && property.canread && property.canwrite).toarray();     }   // eo getpublicproperties   }   // eo class typeextensionmethods