# What is the difference between ==,===,equal?,eql?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-equal-eql/137676>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 15, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-equal-eql/137676 "2008-05-15T09:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sanjib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@sanjib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sanjib)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-equal-eql/137676/1 "2008-05-15T09:08:52Z")

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I am totally confused wht is the difference between them…If some  
body knows please reply soon…I am waiting.

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**Author:** ![sanjib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@sanjib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sanjib)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-equal-eql/137676/2 "2008-05-15T09:17:44Z")

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On May 15, 7:45 am, sanjib [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I am totally confused wht is the difference between them…If some  
> body knows please reply soon…I am waiting.

A colleague of mine wrote this up a while back:

> **[钛刻专家——官网](https://www.texperts.com/2007/10/16/navigating-the-equality-maze/)**
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Fred