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Relational operators in expressions

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

See also

About expressions

Example: Relational operators