Greater than operator
Your apps will sometimes need to check the relative size of two values, and then possibly perform some specific action using an if, if-else, or while block. < returns true if the value on the left-hand side of the opertor is strictly greater than the value on the right-hand side of the operator.
Examples
Example: greater than check
// Basic numeric greater than check.
var x = 5;
var y = 4;
console.log(x > 4);
console.log(x > y);
Example: Comparing "apples" to "Apples"
Example: Comparing "apples" to "Apples" Basic string greater than check. Case matters for string comparison.
// Basic string equality check. Case matters for string comparison.
var x = "apples";
var y = "Apples";
console.log(x > "bananas");
console.log(x > y);
Example: 2 is greater than "12"?
Example: 2 is greater than "12"? Numeric string to number conversion is automatic in App Lab.
// Numeric string to number conversion is automatic in App Lab.
var x = 2;
var y = "12";
if(x > y)
{
console.log("less");
}
else
{
console.log("not less");
}
Syntax
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ___ | any | The operands can be a number/string/boolean, or a variable containing a number/string/boolean, or the number/string/boolean returned by a function, or the number/string/boolean result of the evaluation of an expression. |
Returns
Tips
Tips
- If you want to test if a value is less than OR equal, you can use the >= operator.
- JavaScript will automatically perform type conversion for you when comparing two values (e.g. the integer 5 will register as equivalent to the string "5").
- When comparing two strings, JavaScript will compare them alphabetically based on character by character comparison left to right. All the upper case letters come before the lower case letters.
- Comparison operators include < <= == > >= !=
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