using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        // imagine loDataRowGSTStatus is loDataRow["GSTStatus"]

        // the important thing is that it's a string typed as object with the value "1"

        object loDataRowGSTStatus = new string(new char[] { (char) 49});

        //Console.Out.WriteLine()

        Console.Out.WriteLine("Expression: loDataRowGSTStatus == \"1\" is: " + ( loDataRowGSTStatus == "1" ));

        Console.Out.WriteLine();

        Console.Out.WriteLine("But: (string)loDataRowGSTStatus == \"1\" is: " + ( (string)loDataRowGSTStatus == "1" ));

        Console.Out.WriteLine();

        Console.Out.WriteLine("And: loDataRowGSTStatus.Equals(\"1\") is: " + ( loDataRowGSTStatus.Equals("1") ));

    }

}