The relational operators (=, <>, <, >, <=, and >=) compare two operands. All the relational operators result in a Boolean value.
The relational operators have the following general meaning:
- The = operator tests whether two operands are equal.
- The <> operator tests whether two operands are not equal.
- The < operator tests whether the first operand is less than the second operand.
- The > operator tests whether the first operand is greater than the second operand.
- The <= operator tests whether the first operand is less than or equal to the second operand.
- The >= operator tests whether the first operand is greater than or equal to the second operand.
The equality operators are defined for all types. The nonequality operators are only defined for the numeric, name, and string types.
Note: You cannot compare string values to numeric values.
The following table shows examples of the relational operators.
| Operand Type |
Example |
Result |
| Number and Integer |
3.0 = 3 |
True
|
|
Numbers
|
34 <= 29.0 |
False
|
|
Numbers
|
12 <> 8 |
True
|
|
Strings
|
"Name" = "name" |
True
|
|
Points
|
Point(3,0,0) = Point(0,3,0) |
False
|