Public Operator =( _
   ByVal x As Password, _
   ByVal y As Password _
) As Boolean

public bool operator ==( 
   Password x,
   Password y
)

using (Password pwd1 = new Password(TEST_PASSWORD))
{
    using (Password pwd2 = new Password(TEST_PASSWORD))
    {
        Assert.AreEqual(pwd1, pwd2);
        Assert.IsTrue(Password.Equals(pwd1, pwd2));
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1 == pwd2);
        Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 != pwd2);
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1.Equals(pwd2));
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1.Equals((object)pwd2));
        Assert.AreEqual(pwd1.GetHashCode(), pwd2.GetHashCode());
    }

    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 == new Password("Not the same"));
    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 == null);
    Assert.IsFalse(null == pwd1);
    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1.Equals(null));

    Assert.AreEqual(pwd1.GetHashCode(), Password.GetHashCode(pwd1));
}

Using pwd1 As New Password(TEST_PASSWORD)
    Using pwd2 As New Password(TEST_PASSWORD)
        Assert.AreEqual(pwd1, pwd2)
        Assert.IsTrue(Password.Equals(pwd1, pwd2))
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1 = pwd2)
        Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 <> pwd2)
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1.Equals(pwd2))
        Assert.IsTrue(pwd1.Equals(DirectCast(pwd2, Object)))
        Assert.AreEqual(pwd1.GetHashCode(), pwd2.GetHashCode())
    End Using

    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 = New Password("Not the same"))
    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1 = Nothing)
    Assert.IsFalse(Nothing = pwd1)
    Assert.IsFalse(pwd1.Equals(Nothing))

    Assert.AreEqual(pwd1.GetHashCode(), Password.GetHashCode(pwd1))
End Using