Operator

Less than

Description

Used to determine whether one quantitative or alphabetic expression is smaller than another. String comparisons are case-insensitive.

Usage

result = expression1 < expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	Boolean	Returns True if expression1 is less than expression2.
expression1	String, Number, or DateTime	Any alphabetic or quantitative expression.
expression2	String, Number, or DateTime	Any alphabetic or quantitative expression.

Notes

A string is "Less than" another string if it is first when the two strings are sorted alphabetically. Use String.Compare to do a case-sensitive String comparison.

You can use Operator Compare to define comparisons for classes.

Sample code

This example uses the < operator to evaluate a and b.

Var a,b As Integer
If Not TextField1.Text.IsEmpty And Not TextField2.Text.IsEmpty Then
  a = TextField1.Text.ToInteger
  b = TextField2.Text.ToInteger
  If a < b Then
    MessageBox("A is Less Than B!")
  Else
    System.Beep
  End If
Else
  MessageBox("Please enter values into both boxes!")
End If

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.