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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=0.8"/><title>4.1&nbsp;Equality</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../scribble.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="extras.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-style.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../doc-site.css" title="default"/><script type="text/javascript" src="../scribble-common.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../manual-racket.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../manual-racket.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../doc-site.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../local-redirect/local-redirect.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../local-redirect/local-user-redirect.js"></script><!--[if IE 6]><style type="text/css">.SIEHidden { overflow: hidden; }</style><![endif]--></head><body id="doc-racket-lang-org"><div class="tocset"><div class="tocview"><div class="tocviewlist tocviewlisttopspace"><div class="tocviewtitle"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="width: 1em;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Expand/Collapse" class="tocviewtoggle" onclick="TocviewToggle(this,&quot;tocview_0&quot;);">&#9658;</a></td><td></td><td><a href="index.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">The Racket Reference</a></td></tr></table></div><div class="tocviewsublisttop" style="display: none;" id="tocview_0"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">1&nbsp;</td><td><a href="model.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Language Model</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">2&nbsp;</td><td><a href="notation.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Notation for Documentation</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3&nbsp;</td><td><a href="syntax.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Syntactic Forms</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4&nbsp;</td><td><a href="data.html" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Datatypes</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">5&nbsp;</td><td><a href="structures.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Structures</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">6&nbsp;</td><td><a href="mzlib_class.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Classes and Objects</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">7&nbsp;</td><td><a href="mzlib_unit.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Units</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">8&nbsp;</td><td><a href="contracts.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Contracts</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">9&nbsp;</td><td><a href="match.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Pattern Matching</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">10&nbsp;</td><td><a href="control.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Control Flow</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">11&nbsp;</td><td><a href="concurrency.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Concurrency and Parallelism</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">12&nbsp;</td><td><a href="Macros.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Macros</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">13&nbsp;</td><td><a href="input-and-output.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Input and Output</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">14&nbsp;</td><td><a href="security.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Reflection and Security</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">15&nbsp;</td><td><a href="os.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Operating System</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">16&nbsp;</td><td><a href="memory.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Memory Management</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17&nbsp;</td><td><a href="unsafe.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Unsafe Operations</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">18&nbsp;</td><td><a href="running.html" class="tocviewli
a few different kinds of equality by default, although <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> is
preferred for most uses.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._equal~3f))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Two values are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> if and only if they are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span>,
unless otherwise specified for a particular datatype.</div></p><p>Datatypes with further specification of <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> include
strings, byte strings, pairs, mutable pairs, vectors, boxes, hash
tables, and inspectable structures. In the last six cases, equality
is recursively defined; if both <span class="RktVar">v1</span> and <span class="RktVar">v2</span> contain
reference cycles, they are equal when the infinite unfoldings of the
values would be equal. See also <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aimpersonator-of%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:impersonator-of</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">no</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2A%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">*</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">6</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">7</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">42</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2.0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._let%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">let</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="mpairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._mcons%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">mcons</a></
equal independent of <span class="emph">mutations</span>. Generally, for to values to be equal-always, corresponding
immutable values within <span class="RktVar">v1</span> and <span class="RktVar">v2</span> must be <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>,
while corresponding mutable values within them must be <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>.</div></p><p>Two values <span class="RktVar">v1</span> and <span class="RktVar">v2</span> are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> if and only
if there exists a third value <span class="RktVar">v3</span> such that <span class="RktVar">v1</span> and
<span class="RktVar">v2</span> are both chaperones of <span class="RktVar">v3</span>, meaning
<span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">v1</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">v3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> and <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">v2</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">v3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> are both
true.</p><p>For values that include no chaperones or other impersonators,
<span class="RktVar">v1</span> and <span class="RktVar">v2</span> can be considered equal-always
if they are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>, except that corresponding mutable
vectors, boxes, hash tables, strings, byte strings, <a href="mpairs.html#%28tech._mutable._pair%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">mutable pairs</span></a>, and
mutable structures within
<span class="RktVar">v1</span> and <span class="RktVar">v2</span> must be <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>, and equality on structures
can be specialized for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> through <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">no</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2A%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">*</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">6</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">7</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">42</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2.0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><spa
unless otherwise specified for a particular datatype.</div></p><p>The <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._number%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">number</span></a> and <a href="characters.html#%28tech._character%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">character</span></a> datatypes are the only ones for which
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> differs from <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>. Two numbers are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> when
they have the same exactness, precision, and are both equal and non-zero, both
<span class="RktVal">+0.0</span>, both <span class="RktVal">+0.0f0</span>, both <span class="RktVal">-0.0</span>,
both <span class="RktVal">-0.0f0</span>, both <span class="RktVal">+nan.0</span>, or both
<span class="RktVal">+nan.f</span>&#8212;<wbr></wbr>considering real and imaginary components separately
in the case of <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._complex._number%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">complex numbers</span></a>. Two characters are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> when
their <span class="RktSym"><a href="characters.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._char-~3einteger%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">char-&gt;integer</a></span> results are equal.</p><p>Generally, <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> is identical to <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> except that the former
cannot recursively compare the contents of compound data types (such as lists
and structs) and cannot be customized by user-defined data types. The use of
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> is lightly discouraged in favor of <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">no</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2A%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">*</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">6</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">7</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">42</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2.0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._let%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">let</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span c
object, <span class="RktVal">#f</span> otherwise. As a special case among <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._number%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">numbers</span></a>,
two <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._fixnum%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">fixnums</span></a> that are <span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">=</a></span> are also the same according
to <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>. See also <a href="Equality.html#%28part._model-eq%29" data-pltdoc="x">Object Identity and Comparisons</a>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">yes</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">no</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2A%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">*</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">6</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">7</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">42</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._expt%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">expt</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">100</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2.0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._let%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">let</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="mpairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._mcons%29%
comparisons (which means that reference cycles are not handled
automatically). Non-<span class="RktVal">#f</span> results from <span class="RktVar">recur-proc</span> are
converted to <span class="RktVal">#t</span> before being returned by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">#</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">#</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1.2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3/4</span><span class="RktVal">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3c~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">&lt;=</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span c
comparisons (which means that reference cycles are not handled
automatically). Non-<span class="RktVal">#f</span> results from <span class="RktVar">recur-proc</span> are
converted to <span class="RktVal">#t</span> before being returned by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?/recur</a></span>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#t</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#f</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?/recur</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector-immutable%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector-immutable</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector-immutable%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector-immutable</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1.2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3/4</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</sp
<span class="RktVal">#t</span> when the values refer to the same <a href="eval-model.html#%28tech._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">object</span></a>. This form
of equality is suitable for comparing objects that support imperative
update (e.g., to determine that the effect of modifying an object
through one reference is visible through another reference). Also, an
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span> test evaluates quickly, and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>-based hashing
is more lightweight than <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>-based hashing in hash tables.</p><p>In some cases, however, <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span> is unsuitable as a comparison
operator, because the generation of <a href="eval-model.html#%28tech._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">objects</span></a> is not clearly
defined. In particular, two applications of <span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span> to the same two
exact integers may or may not produce results that are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>,
although the results are always <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>. Similarly, evaluation
of a <span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form typically generates a new procedure
<a href="eval-model.html#%28tech._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">object</span></a>, but it may re-use a procedure <a href="eval-model.html#%28tech._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">object</span></a> previously
generated by the same source <span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form.</p><p>The behavior of a datatype with respect to <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span> is generally
specified with the datatype and its associated procedures.</p><h5 x-source-module="(lib &quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag="&quot;Equality_and_Hashing&quot;">4.1.2<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._.Equality_and_.Hashing)"></a>Equality and Hashing</h5><p>All comparable values have at least one <a name="(tech._hash._code)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">hash code</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr> an arbitrary
integer (more specifically a <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._fixnum%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">fixnum</span></a>) computed by applying a hash function
to the value. The defining property of these hash codes is that <span style="font-weight: bold">equal
values have equal hash codes</span>. Note that the reverse is not true: two unequal
values can still have equal hash codes. Hash codes are useful for various
indexing and comparison operations, especially in the implementation of
<a href="hashtables.html#%28tech._hash._table%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash tables</span></a>. See <a href="hashtables.html" data-pltdoc="x">Hash Tables</a> for more information.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._equal-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns a <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a> consistent with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>. For any two calls
with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> values, the returned number is the same. A hash code is
computed even when <span class="RktVar">v</span> contains a cycle through pairs, vectors, boxes,
and/or inspectable structure fields. Additionally, user-defined data types can
customize how this hash code is computed by implementing
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span>.</div></p><p>For any <span class="RktVar">v</span> that could be produced by <span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span>, if <span class="RktSym">v2</span> is
produced by <span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span> for the same input characters, the
<span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> is the same as <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">v2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
even if <span class="RktVar">v</span> and <span class="RktSym">v2</span> do not exist at the same time (and therefore
could not be compared by calling <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>).</p><p class="SHistory">Changed in version 6.4.0.12 of package <span class="stt">base</span>: Strengthened guarantee for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span>able values.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._equal-secondary-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-secondary-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Like <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span>, but computes a secondary <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a>
suitable for use in double hashing.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._equal-always-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns a <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a> consistent with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>. For any two
calls with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> values, the returned number is the same.</div></p><p>As <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-hash-code</a></span> traverses <span class="RktVar">v</span>, immutable
values within <span class="RktVar">v</span> are hashed with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span>,
while mutable values within <span class="RktVar">v</span> are hashed with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq-hash-code</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._equal-always-secondary-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-secondary-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Like <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-hash-code</a></span>, but computes a secondary <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a>
suitable for use in double hashing.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._eq-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns a <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a> consistent with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>. For any two calls with
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span> values, the returned number is the same.</div></p><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p>Equal <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._fixnum%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">fixnums</span></a> are always <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._eqv-hash-code))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv-hash-code</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._fixnum~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fixnum?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns a <a href="Equality.html#%28tech._hash._code%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">hash code</span></a> consistent with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span>. For any two calls
with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eqv~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eqv?</a></span> values, the returned number is the same.</div></p><h5 x-source-module="(lib &quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag="&quot;Implementing_Equality_for_Custom_Types&quot;">4.1.3<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._.Implementing_.Equality_for_.Custom_.Types)"></a>Implementing Equality for Custom Types</h5><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>value</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><a name="(def._((lib._racket/private/base..rkt)._gen~3aequal+hash))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">A <a href="struct-generics.html#%28tech._generic._interface%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">generic interface</span></a> (see <a href="struct-generics.html" data-pltdoc="x">Generic Interfaces</a>) for types that can
be compared for equality using <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>. The following methods must be
implemented:</div></p><ul><li><p><span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
tests whether the first two arguments are equal, where both values are
instances of the structure type to which the generic interface is associated
(or a subtype of the structure type).</p><p>The third argument is an <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> predicate to use for
recursive equality checks; use the given predicate instead of
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> to ensure that data cycles are handled
properly and to work with <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span> (but beware
that an arbitrary function can be provided to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span> for recursive checks, which means that
arguments provided to the predicate might be exposed to
arbitrary code).</p><p>The <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> is called for a pair of structures
only when they are not <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>, and only when they both
have a <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> value inherited from the same
structure type. With this strategy, the order in which
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> receives two structures does not matter. It
also means that, by default, a structure sub-type inherits the
equality predicate of its parent, if any.</p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
computes a hash code for the given structure, like <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span>.
The first argument is an instance of the structure type (or one of its
subtypes) to which the generic interface is associated.</p><p>The second argument is an <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span>-like procedure to use for
recursive hash-code computation; use the given procedure instead of
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span> to ensure that data cycles are handled properly.</p><p>Although the result of <span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span> can be any exact
integer, it will be truncated for most purposes to a <a href="numbers.html#%28tech._fixnum%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">fixnum</span></a>
(e.g., for the result of <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span>). Roughly,
truncation uses <span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bitwise-and%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bitwise-and</a></span> to take the lower bits of the
number. Thus, variation in the hash-code computation should be
reflected in the fixnum-compatible bits of <span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span>&rsquo;s
result. Consumers of a hash code are expected to use variation
within the fixnum range appropriately, and producers are <span class="emph">not</span>
responsible to reflect variation in hash codes across the full
range of bits that fit within a fixnum.</p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
computes a secondary hash code for the given structure. This procedure is
like <span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span>, but analogous to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-secondary-hash-code</a></span>.</p></li></ul><p>Take care to ensure that <span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span> and <span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span>
are consistent with <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span>. Specifically,
<span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span> and <span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span> should produce the same
value for any two structures for which <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> produces a
true value.</p><p>The <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> is not only used for
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>, it is also used for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span>,
and <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span>. Furthermore, if the structure type
has no mutable fields, <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> is used for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>, and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span>. Likewise <span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span> and
<span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span> are used for
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-hash-code</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always-secondary-hash-code</a></span>, respectively, when
the structure type has no mutable fields.
Instances of these methods should follow the guidelines in
<a href="Equality.html#%28part._.Honest_.Custom_.Equality%29" data-pltdoc="x">Honest Custom Equality</a> to implement all of these
operations reasonably. In particular, these methods should
not access mutable data unless the struct is declared
mutable.</p><p>When a structure type has no <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> or
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span> implementation, then
transparent structures (i.e., structures with an <a href="inspectors.html#%28tech._inspector%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">inspector</span></a> that
is controlled by the current <a href="inspectors.html#%28tech._inspector%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">inspector</span></a>) are <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>
when they are instances of the same structure type (not counting
sub-types), and when they have <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> field values. For
transparent structures, <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-secondary-hash-code</a></span> (in the case of no mutable fields)
derive hash code using the field
values. For a transparent structure type with at least one mutable field,
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> is the same as <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>, and an
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-secondary-hash-code</a></span> result is based only on <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq-hash-code</a></span>.
For opaque structure types, <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> is the same as
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq?</a></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-hash-code</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-secondary-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-secondary-hash-code</a></span> results are based only on
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq-hash-code</a></span>. If a structure has a <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aimpersonator-of%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:impersonator-of</a></span>
property, then the <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aimpersonator-of%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:impersonator-of</a></span> property takes precedence over
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> if the property value&rsquo;s procedure returns a
non-<span class="RktVal">#f</span> value when applied to the structure.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm=?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">recursive-equal?</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="if.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._and%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">and</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">=</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-apples</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-apples</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">=</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-oranges</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-oranges</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">=</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-sheep</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-sheep</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">farm-hash-code</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">farm</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">recursive-equal-hash</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+<
may specify differences between <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>.
The following methods must be implemented:</div></p><ul><li><p><span class="RktVar">equal-mode-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
the first two arguments are the values to compare, the third argument is an
equality function to use for recursive comparisons, and the last argument is
the mode: <span class="RktVal">#t</span> for an <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span>
comparison or <span class="RktVal">#f</span> for an <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> or
<span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span> comparison.</p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash-mode-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> &#8212;<wbr></wbr>
the first argument is the value to compute a hash code for, the second
argument is a hashing function to use for recursive hashing, and the last
argument is the mode: <span class="RktVal">#t</span> for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> hashing or <span class="RktVal">#f</span>
for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> hashing.</p></li></ul><p>The <span class="RktVar">hash-mode-proc</span> implementation is used both for a
primary hash code and secondary hash code.</p><p>When implementing these methods, follow the guidelines in
<a href="Equality.html#%28part._.Honest_.Custom_.Equality%29" data-pltdoc="x">Honest Custom Equality</a>. In particular, these
methods should only access mutable data if the &ldquo;mode&rdquo; argument
is true to indicate <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Implementing <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span> is most useful for types that
specify differences between <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>, such
as a structure type that wraps mutable data with getter and setter procedures:
</div><div class="SIntrapara"><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">gs</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">getset-getter</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">gs</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="sets.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fset..rkt%29._set%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">set</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">gs</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="objcreation.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fclass-internal..rkt%29._new%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">new</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">getset-setter</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">gs</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="objcreation.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fclass-internal..rkt%29._new%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">new</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define-struct.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._struct%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">struct</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">getset</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">getter</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">setter</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:methods</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-mode-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">mode</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="if.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._and%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">and</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span clas
that supplies an equality predicate and hashing functions for a structure
type. Using the <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:equal+hash</a></span> property is an alternative to
using the <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span>
<a href="struct-generics.html#%28tech._generic._interface%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">generic interface</span></a>.</div></p><p>A <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:equal+hash</a></span> property value is a list of either three
procedures <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> or two
procedures <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">equal-mode-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">hash-mode-proc</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>:</p><ul><li><p>The three-procedure case corresponds to the procedures of
<span class="RktSym">gen:equal-hash</span>:</p><ul><li><p><span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash2-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span
<span class="RktSym">gen:equal-mode-hash</span>:</p><ul><li><p><span class="RktVar">equal-mode-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></li><li><p><span class="RktVar">hash-mode-proc</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">:</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-integer?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul><p>When implementing these methods, follow the guidelines in
<a href="Equality.html#%28part._.Honest_.Custom_.Equality%29" data-pltdoc="x">Honest Custom Equality</a>. In particular, these
methods should only access mutable data if the struct is
declared mutable or the mode is true.</p><p class="SHistory">Changed in version 8.5.0.3 of package <span class="stt">base</span>: Added support for two-procedure values to customize <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>.</p><h5 x-source-module="(lib &quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag="&quot;Honest_Custom_Equality&quot;">4.1.4<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._.Honest_.Custom_.Equality)"></a>Honest Custom Equality</h5><p>Since the <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> or <span class="RktVar">equal-mode-proc</span>
is used for more than just <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span>, instances of
them should follow certain guidelines to make sure that they work
correctly for <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>, <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span>,
and <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span>.</p><p>Due to the differences between these operations, avoid
calling <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> within them. Instead, use the third
argument to &ldquo;recur&rdquo; on the pieces, which allows
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%2Frecur%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?/recur</a></span> to work properly, lets the other
operations behave in their own distinct ways on the pieces,
and enables some cycle detection.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tr><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">good</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">bad</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>The operations <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span>
should be symmetric, so <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> instances
should not change their answer when the arguments swap:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tr><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">good</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">bad</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._~3c~3d%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">&lt;=</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>However, the operations <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span> are <span class="emph">not</span> symmetric, so when
calling the third argument to &ldquo;recur&rdquo; on pieces, pass the
pieces in the same order they came in:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tr><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">good</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">bad</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">fish-size</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>Mutable structs will only use the custom equality for
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._impersonator-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">impersonator-of?</a></span>, so that
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._equal-always~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">equal-always?</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="chaperones.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._chaperone-of~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">chaperone-of?</a></span> don&rsquo;t
change on mutation. Structs that represent mutable data
should either be declared mutable, or use
<span class="RktVar">equal-mode-proc</span> from <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal-mode%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal-mode+hash</a></span>
instead of <span class="RktVar">equal-proc</span> from <span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span>,
and only access mutable data when the mode is true:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tr><td width="500" align="left" valign="top"><blockquote class="Rfilebox"><p class="Rfiletitle"><span class="Rfilename"><span class="stt">good</span></span></p><blockquote class="Rfilecontent"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define-struct.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._struct%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">struct</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">mcell</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">value</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:mutable</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:methods</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._gen~3aequal%2Bhash%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">gen:equal+hash</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">equal-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">mcell-value</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">mcell-value</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">other</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">hash-proc</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Equality.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eq-hash-code%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eq-hash-code</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">struct:mcell</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">rec</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">mcell-value</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">self</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbas