Relational operators compare two values to provide a true or false result. If the statement is true, a value of 1 is returned. If false, 0 is returned. There are six relational operators; each has two different symbols.
Symbols |
Operator |
Example |
EQ, == |
equal |
tag1 == tag2 |
NE, <> |
not equal |
tag1 <> tag2 |
LT, < |
less than |
tag1 < tag2 |
GT, > |
greater than |
tag1 > tag2 |
LE, <= |
less than or equal to |
tag1 <= tag2 |
GE, >= |
greater than or equal to |
tag1 >= tag2 |