# Side-Effect-Free Equality

> The ability to compare value objects by their contents with no side effects.

Record: `lex:side-effect-free-equality`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Domain Modeling](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/domain-modeling.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-side-effect-free-equality

## category

- [Domain Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/domain-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Value Object](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/value-object.md)