[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [lite](./firestore_lite.md) > [refEqual](./firestore_lite.refequal.md) ## refEqual() function Returns true if the provided references are equal. Signature: ```typescript export declare function refEqual(left: DocumentReference | CollectionReference, right: DocumentReference | CollectionReference): boolean; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | left | [DocumentReference](./firestore_lite.documentreference.md)<T> \| [CollectionReference](./firestore_lite.collectionreference.md)<T> | A reference to compare. | | right | [DocumentReference](./firestore_lite.documentreference.md)<T> \| [CollectionReference](./firestore_lite.collectionreference.md)<T> | A reference to compare. | Returns: boolean true if the references point to the same location in the same Firestore database.