not_equal <>

Declaration

not_equal (item_1, item_2 : VARIANT): BOOLEAN

Description

Returns whether item_1 is not equal to item_2. If both variables can be treated as integers, they are compared as integers.

See Also

equal
less_than
less_than_equal
greater_than
greater_than_equal
math functions

Example

script test_math is
  -- for all of the equality functions, there are
  -- appropriate mathematical operators defined,
  -- though it is legal to use the function name
  if a = b then
    -- a and b are the same
  else
    if a > b then
      -- a is greater than b
    else
      if a < b then
        -- a is less than b
      end
    end
  end

  if a <= b then
    -- a is less than or equal to b
  else
    if a >= b then
      -- a is greater than or equal to b
    end
  end

  if a <> b then
    -- a is not equal to b
  end
end