Difference between Assert.AreEqual and Assert.AreSame?

Question

What is the difference between Assert.AreEqual and Assert.AreSame ?

Answer 1

This means that AreSame () checks that they are the same object - if the link points to the same object in memory.

AreEqual () verifies that objects are of the same type and value. Equal objects can exist in two different places in memory.

Answer 2

Assert.AreEqual(a, b) same as Assert.IsTrue(Object.Equals(a, b))

Assert.AreSame(a, b) same as Assert.IsTrue(Object.ReferenceEquals(a, b))

(the only reason I knew, I just thought about it a few hours ago because I needed to do Assert.IsTrue(Object.ReferenceEquals(a,b)) and thought: "I wonder if there is a better way to do this" )