@staticmethod<EOL><INDENT>def node_equal(node1, node2):<DEDENT>
if ModelDiff.node_less(node1, node2) andModelDiff.node_less(node2, node1):<EOL><INDENT>return True<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>return False<EOL><DEDENT>
node_equal

        High-level api: Evaluate whether two nodes are equal.

        Parameters
        ----------

        node1 : `Element`
            A node in a model tree.

        node2 : `Element`
            A node in another model tree.

        Returns
        -------

        bool
            True if node1 and node2 are equal.