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Rexx Programming/How to Rexx/numeric comparison
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The following example shows a numerical comparison being using comparative operators:
x = 3
if x > 2 then
say "x is greater than 2"
Supported operators
The following comparative operators are supported:
= Equal To
\= Not Equal To
< Less Than
> Greater Than
<= Less Than or Equal To
>= Greater Than or Equal To
\< Not Less Than
\> Not Greater Than
<> Not Equal To
>< Not Equal To
Leading zeros are ignored for numerical comparisons
For a numerical comparison to be made, leading zeros are ignored:
x = "002"
if x = 2 then
say "x equals 2"
Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored for numerical comparisons
y = " 10 "
if y = 10 then
say "y equals 10"