About Relational Tests in Filter Lists for Selection Sets (AutoLISP)

Unless otherwise specified, an equivalency is implied for each item in the filter-list.

For numeric group codes (integers, reals, points, and vectors), you can specify other relations by including a special -4 group code that specifies a relational operator. The value of a -4 group code is a string indicating the test operator to be applied to the next group in the filter-list.

The following selects all circles with a radius (group code 40) greater than or equal to 2.0:

(ssget "X" '((0 . "CIRCLE") (-4 . ">=") (40 . 2.0)))

The possible relational operators are shown in the following table:

Relational operators for selection set filter lists
Operator	Description
"*"	Anything goes (always true)
"="	Equals
"!="	Not equal to
"/="	Not equal to
"<>"	Not equal to
"<"	Less than
"<="	Less than or equal to
">"	Greater than
">="	Greater than or equal to
"&"	Bitwise AND (integer groups only)
"&="	Bitwise masked equals (integer groups only)

The use of relational operators depends on the kind of group code value you are testing:

• All relational operators except for the bitwise operators ("&" and "&=") are valid for both real- and integer-valued groups.
• The bitwise operators "&" and "&=" are valid only for integer-valued groups. The bitwise AND, "&", is true if ((integer_group & filter) /= 0)—that is, if any of the bits set in the mask are also set in the integer group code. The bitwise masked equals, "&=", is true if ((integer_group & filter) = filter)—that is, if all bits set in the mask are also set in the integer_group (other bits might be set in the integer_group but are not checked).
• For point group codes, the X, Y, and Z tests can be combined into a single string, with each operator separated by commas (for example, ">,>,*"). If an operator is omitted from the string (for example, "=,<>" leaves out the Z test), then the “anything goes” operator, "*", is assumed.
• Direction vectors (group code 210) can be compared only with the operators "*", "=", and "!=" (or one of the equivalent “not equal” strings).
• You cannot use the relational operators with string group codes; use wild-card tests instead.