util.go

// Copyright 2017 Istio Authors
//
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package ilt

import (
	"net"
	"reflect"
)

// AreEqual checks for equality of given values. It handles comparison of []byte as a special case.
func AreEqual(e interface{}, a interface{}) bool {
	if eb, ok := e.(net.IP); ok {
		if ab, ok := a.(net.IP); ok {
			return ab.Equal(eb)
		}

		return false
	}

	return reflect.DeepEqual(a, e)
}