appium/docs/en/commands/element/other/equals-element.md

Automation for Apps.

# Are Elements Equal

Test if two element IDs refer to the same element
## Example Usage

```java
// Java
// Overrides the Java Object .equals method
MobileElement elementOne = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
MobileElement elementTwo = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeOtherClassName");
boolean isEqual = elementOne.equals(elementTwo);

```

```python
# Python
# TODO Python sample

```

```javascript
// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
# TODO WDIO example



// wd example
let elementOne = await driver.elementByClassName("someClass");
let elementTwo = await driver.elementByClassName("someOtherClass");
let isEqual = await elementOne.equalsElement(elementTwo);

```

```ruby
# Ruby
element1 = @driver.find_element :class_name, "someClass"
element2 = @driver.find_element :class_name, "someOtherClass"
element1 == element2

```

```php
# PHP
// TODO PHP sample

```

```csharp
// C#
// TODO C# sample

```



## Support

### Appium Server

|Platform|Driver|Platform Versions|Appium Version|Driver Version|
|--------|----------------|------|--------------|--------------|
| iOS | [XCUITest](/docs/en/drivers/ios-xcuitest.md) | None | None | None |
|  | [UIAutomation](/docs/en/drivers/ios-uiautomation.md) | 8.0 to 9.3 | All | All |
| Android | [UiAutomator2](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator2.md) | ?+ | 1.6.0+ | All |
|  | [UiAutomator](/docs/en/drivers/android-uiautomator.md) | 4.2+ | All | All |
| Mac | [Mac](/docs/en/drivers/mac.md) | ?+ | 1.6.4+ | All |
| Windows | [Windows](/docs/en/drivers/windows.md) | 10+ | 1.6.0+ | All |

### Appium Clients

|Language|Support|Documentation|
|--------|-------|-------------|
|[Java](https://github.com/appium/java-client/releases/latest)| All |  [appium.github.io](https://appium.github.io/java-client/io/appium/java_client/MobileElement.html)  |
|[Python](https://github.com/appium/python-client/releases/latest)| All |  [selenium-python.readthedocs.io](http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html)  |
|[Javascript (WebdriverIO)](http://webdriver.io/index.html)| All |  [webdriver.io](http://webdriver.io/api/state/isEnabled.html)  |
|[Javascript (WD)](https://github.com/admc/wd/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L1463)  |
|[Ruby](https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/releases/latest)| All |  [www.rubydoc.info](http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/selenium-webdriver/0.0.28/Selenium/WebDriver/Element#==-instance_method)  |
|[PHP](https://github.com/appium/php-client/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/appium/php-client/)  |
|[C#](https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/releases/latest)| All |  [github.com](https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/)  |

## HTTP API Specifications

### Endpoint

`GET /wd/hub/session/:session_id/element/:element_id/equals/:other_element_id`

### URL Parameters

|name|description|
|----|-----------|
|session_id|ID of the session to route the command to|
|element_id|ID of the element|
|element_id|ID of the other element to check if they're equal|

### JSON Parameters

None

### Response

Whether the two ID's refer to the same element (`boolean`)

## See Also

* [JSONWP Specification](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocol#sessionsessionidelementidequalsother)