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!= (inequality)
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
expression1
!=
expression2
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Operator (inequality); tests for the exact opposite of the ==
operator. If expression1
is equal to expression2
, the result is false
. As with the ==
operator, the definition of equal depends on the data types being compared.
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Numbers, strings, and Boolean values are compared by value. |
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Variables, objects, arrays, and functions are compared by reference. |
Example
The following example illustrates the result of the !=
operator:
5 != 8
returns true
5 != 5
returns false
This example illustrates the use of the !=
operator in an if
statement.
a = "David";
b = "Fool"
if (a != b){
trace("David is not a fool");
}
See also
!== (strict inequality)
, == (equality)
, === (strict equality)
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