= - Function Summary
Summary:
Returns TRUE if the values are equal.
Usage:
= value1 value2
Arguments:
value1 - The value1 argument.
value2 - The value2 argument.
Description:
String-based datatypes are considered equal when they are identical or differ only by character casing (uppercase = lowercase). Use == or find/match/case to compare strings by casing.
print 123 = 123
true
print "abc" = "abc"
true
print [1 2 3] = [1 2 4]
false
print 12-june-1998 = 12-june-1999
false
print 1.2.3.4 = 1.2.3.0
false
print 1:23 = 1:23
true
Related:
<> - Returns TRUE if the values are not equal. == - Returns TRUE if the values are equal and of the same datatype. equal? - Returns TRUE if the values are equal.