<>

what does this operator stand for?

not equal to... or is it less then or greater than...

"Less than or greater than", "not equal to", "anything but"...

All phrases meaning the same thing and expressed using the "<>" comparative operator.

[EDIT] Um.. In other words, yes, you were right. :) [/EDIT]

thanks

We here in America like to think of it as the "ain't" operator.

I resent that...

why ?

You know, I used to think only us Southerners used "ain't" but that's not true. I was watching The Three Stooges one day and they used it a lot in normal conversation... (they were from New York mostly)

lol

cb

sorry for hijack,

but along similar lines should

<= be <= or =<

and
>= or =>

or is NOT <
or NOT >

better?

<= is the same as =<
>= is the same as =>

you lost me on that last bit tho :P

You cannot use "NOT <" or "NOT >".

NOT is a unary operator and must be applied to an expression, not another operator. You CAN say something like:

"NOT a% < 2" or "NOT (a% < 2)"
(as opposed to "a% NOT < 2")

But as far as the question goes, I doubt it matters one way or the other. The compiler is probably smart enough to figure it out and write the same code in both cases.

great thanks!

Because if ain't is a word than what is it a contraction of? Ai and not?

It's all explained here http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=aint :)