Relational Operators

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Description:

An Operator that performs a relational conjunction on the surrounding expressions.

Syntax:

The following shows the format of the Relational Operator syntax.

Visual Basic & BASIC C & Java

Equal to
<exp1> = <exp2>
<exp1> == <exp2>

Not equal to
<exp1> <> <exp2>
<exp1> != <exp2>

Greater than
<exp1> > <exp2>
<exp1> > <exp2>

Less than
<exp1> < <exp2>
<exp1> < <exp2>

Greater than or equal to
<exp1> >= <exp2>
<exp1> >= <exp2>

Less than or equal to
<exp1> <= <exp2>
<exp1> <= <exp2>

The following table lists the elements of the Relational Operator syntax.

Element Description

<exp1> Any valid exp.

<exp2> Any valid exp.

Operation:

When a Relational Operator is encountered during the program's execution, it compares <exp1> with <exp2> in the specified manner. If the specified relationship is true, then a value of 1 is returned, otherwise a value of 0 is returned.

If multiple conditions are being used, each relational condition must be enclosed in parentheses () and separated by logical operators.

Example:

In the following example, the statements are executed if the value of A is equal to 1.

Visual Basic & BASIC C & Java

If A=1 Then
<statements>
End If
If (A==1) {
<statements>
}