# Re: "str1" == "STR1" case insensitive

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-str1-str1-case-insensitive/84882>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 21, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-str1-str1-case-insensitive/84882 "2006-03-21T21:10:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-str1-str1-case-insensitive/84882/1 "2006-03-21T21:10:22Z")

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> > ```
> > self.casecmp(arg ) == 0
> > 
> > ```
> > 
> > puts “Test”.eq(“test”)
> > 
> > > true

Or you could say ‘$= = true’

Deprecated and evil, but possible.

Regards,

Dan