+ return compare_same_type(other)==0;
+}
+
+/** Returns true if the attributes of two objects are similar enough for
+ * a match. This function must not match subexpressions (this is already
+ * done by basic::match()). Only attributes not accessible by op() should
+ * be compared. This is also the reason why this function doesn't take the
+ * wildcard replacement list from match() as an argument: only subexpressions
+ * are subject to wildcard matches. Also, this function only needs to be
+ * implemented for container classes because is_equal_same_type() is
+ * automatically used instead of match_same_type() if nops() == 0.
+ *
+ * @see basic::match */
+bool basic::match_same_type(const basic & other) const
+{
+ // The default is to only consider subexpressions, but not any other
+ // attributes
+ return true;