# DovetailCategory Properties

- Package: [Joinery.Dovetail](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail.md)
- Type: [DovetailCategory](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetailcategory.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

The category of a given convention

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## ValueComparer

- Name: `ValueComparer`
- Modifiers: `static` `get`
- Returns: [IEqualityComparer<DovetailCategory>](/Dovetail/api/joinery.dovetail/dovetailcategory.md)

The value comparer for this category

```csharp
public static IEqualityComparer<DovetailCategory> ValueComparer { get; }
```