Comparisons
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Comparisons
Traditional Comparisons
Operator
Portable function
=
eq(a, b)
<>
ne(a, b)
<
lt(a, b)
<=
le(a, b)
>
gt(a, b)
>=
ge(a, b)
Ever and Always Comparisons
Category
Operator
Portable function
Ever comparison
?=
eEqual(a, b)
?<>
eNotEqual(a, b)
?<
eLessThan(a, b)
?<=
eLessEqual(a, b)
?>
eGreaterThan(a, b)
?>=
eGreaterEqual(a, b)
Always comparison
%=
aEqual(a, b)
%<>
aNotEqual(a, b)
%<
aLessThan(a, b)
%<=
aLessEqual(a, b)
%>
aGreaterThan(a, b)
%>=
aGreaterEqual(a, b)
Temporal Comparisons
Operator
Portable function
#=
tEqual(a, b)
#<>
tNotEqual(a, b)
#<
tLessThan(a, b)
#<=
tLessEqual(a, b)
#>
tGreaterThan(a, b)
#>=
tGreaterEqual(a, b)