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Greater than--binary (Relational)
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Syntax
<exp1> > <exp2>
Type
Character, date, logical, memo, numeric
Operands
<exp1> and <exp2> are expressions of any type to be compared.
Description
The greater than (>) operator compares two values of the same data type
and returns true (.T.) if <exp1> is greater than <exp2>.
. Character: The comparison is based on the underlying ASCII
code. ASCII codes for alphabetic characters are ascending (e.g., the
code for "A" is 65 and the code for "Z" is 90).
. Date: Dates are compared according to the underlying date
value.
. Logical: True (.T.) is greater than false (.F.).
. Memo: Treated the same as character.
. Numeric: Compared based on magnitude.
Examples
. These examples illustrate how the greater than operator (>)
behaves with different data types:
// Character
? "Z" > "A" // Result: .T.
? "AZ" > "A" // Result: .F.
? "A" > "AZ" // Result: .F.
// Date
? CTOD("12/12/88") > ;
CTOD("12/11/88") // Result: .T.
// Logical
? .T. > .F. // Result: .T.
// Numeric
? 2 > 1 // Result: .T.
? 1 > 2 // Result: .F.
See Also:
$
<
<=
<>
= (equality)
==
>=
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