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❔ ✅ Using generics that implement IEqualityOperators results in ambiguous call to the == operator - C#

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❔ ✅ Using generics that implement IEqualityOperators results in ambiguous call to the == operator

If I have some

T: IEqualityOperators<T, T, bool>

T: IEqualityOperators<T, T, bool>

and use a LINQ query such as

myTs.FirstOrDefault(t => t == otherT)

myTs.FirstOrDefault(t => t == otherT)

, I get an error saying that the

==

==

operator call is ambiguous. How can I make sure the equality check happens through the

IEqualityOperators

IEqualityOperators

interface and not using the reference equals operator?

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