---
title: "time-value-equality"
description: "Compare time.Time values with Time.Equal."
image: "https://strider.gempir.com/og.png"
---

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# time-value-equality

**Default severity:** `warning`

The `==` and `!=` operators compare every field of `time.Time`, including
monotonic-clock and location representation details. `Time.Equal` compares the
represented instants.

## Bad

```go
if first == second {
	match()
}
```

## Good

```go
if first.Equal(second) {
	match()
}
```

Source: https://strider.gempir.com/analyzers/time-value-equality/index.mdx