[docs](../../index.md) / [net.thauvin.erik.akismet](../index.md) / [AkismetComment](index.md) / [equals](./equals.md) # equals `open fun equals(other: `[`Any`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-any/index.html)`?): `[`Boolean`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin/tree/master/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/akismet/AkismetComment.kt#L269) Indicates whether some other object is *equal to* this one.