Prevent self-comparison without taking the address

[Dom DiSc via Digitalmars-d-learn]

I have copied some source from C++, where the following pattern 
is common (operator== already renamed):

```d
@safe:
struct S
{
   bool opEquals(const ref S x) const
   {
      if(&x==&this) return true;
      ...
   }
}
```
Can I replace this pattern with ```(x is this)``` or are there 
some special cases where this doen't work?