Method to compare two objects of the same type for equality

ObjectCompare.cs

/// <summary>
/// Compares two objects for equality
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object</typeparam>
/// <param name="first">The first object</param>
/// <param name="second">The second object</param>
/// <returns>true when the objects are equal, otherwise false</returns>
public static bool CompareObjects<T>(T first, T second)
{
    // Check if the references are equal
    if (ReferenceEquals(first, second))
        return true;

    // Check if any value is null
    if (first == null || second == null)
    {
        return first == null && second == null;
    }

    // Check for every propery
    foreach (var property in first.GetType().GetProperties())
    {
        var value = property.GetValue(first);
        var otherValue = property.GetValue(second);

        if (value == null && otherValue == null)
            continue;

        if (value == null)
            return false;

        if (!value.Equals(otherValue))
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}