less-than-or-equals

Type

operator

Summary

Compares two values and returns true if the first value is less than or equal to the second value, false otherwise.

Syntax

<value1> &lt;= <value2>

Description

Use the <= (less than or equal to) operator to compare two numbers or to compare the alphabetical order of two strings.

When comparing strings, the <= operator compares the two values character by character, using the ASCII value of each character. For example, "a" comes before "b" in the ASCII character set, so the following are all true:

    \"a\" <= \"a\"
    \"a\" <= \"b\"
    \"ab\" <= \"bb\"

If the strings are of different lengths, so that the trailing characters in one string are compared to missing characters in the other, the missing characters are considered to have lower value than any character. For example, "abc" <= "ab" is false.

If the caseSensitive property is true, the comparison between two strings treats uppercase letters as coming before lowercase letters. If the caseSensitive property is false, the comparison is not case-sensitive, so "a" is considered equivalent to "A".

Cross-platform note

The synonym ≤ can be used only on OS X systems. If you use a script containing the ≤ character on a Windows or Unix system, a script error may result. To ensure cross-platform compatibility, use the synonym <= instead.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
value1		The operands value1 and value2 can be numbers, literal strings of characters (delimited with double quotes), or any sources of value.
value2

Examples

22 <= 21

3 <= -3

"a" <= "a"

Related

keyword: character

operator: greater-than-or-equals, less than

property: caseSensitive, script

function: min, max, value

glossary: return, string, property, operator, character set, Windows, error, OS X, case-sensitive, ASCII, value, Unix

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile