Using Comparison Operators
Visual Basic .NET supports the comparison operators listed in Table 4-4. If both operands are numeric, Visual Basic .NET compares them numerically. If one or both are characters or strings, Visual Basic .NET compares them as text.
Table 4-4. Visual Basic .NET Comparison Operators
|
Comparison Operator |
Description |
|---|---|
|
= |
Equal |
|
<> |
Not equal |
|
< |
Less than |
|
> |
Greater than |
|
<= |
Less than or equal |
|
>= |
Greater than or equal |
|
Like |
Matches pattern |
|
Is |
Returns True if both operands point to the same object |
Comparing Numbers
The rules for comparing two numbers are essentially the same as those for performing arithmetic on them. If the numbers have different data types, Visual Basic .NET temporarily converts the narrower type ...
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