Lesser? - Function Summary
Summary:
Returns TRUE if the first value is less than the second value.
Usage:
lesser? value1 value2
Arguments:
value1 - The value1 argument.
value2 - The value2 argument.
Description:
Returns FALSE for all other values. The values must be of the same datatype, or an error will occur. For string-based datatypes, the sorting order is used for comparison with character casing ignored (uppercase = lowercase).
print lesser? "abc" "abcd"
true
print lesser? 12-june-1999 10-june-1999
false
print lesser? 1.2.3.4 4.3.2.1
true
print lesser? 1:30 2:00
true
Related:
<= - Returns TRUE if the first value is less than or equal to the second value. <> - Returns TRUE if the values are not equal. = - Returns TRUE if the values are equal. > - Returns TRUE if the first value is greater than the second value. >= - Returns TRUE if the first value is greater than or equal to the second value. max - Returns the greater of the two values. min - Returns the lesser of the two values.