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+# Determines if the two input arrays have the same count of elements
+# and the same integer values in the same exact order
+
+def array_equals(array1, array2)
+  evaluation = ""
+  if array1 == nil && array2 == nil || array1 == array2
+    evaluation = true
+  elsif
+    array1 == nil || array2 == nil
+    evaluation = false
+  elsif
+    array1.length == array2.length
+    index = array1.length
+    until index < 0 || evaluation == false
+      index -= 1
+      if array1[index] == array2[index]
+        evaluation = true
+      else
+        evaluation = false
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    evaluation = false
+  end
+  evaluation
+end