The == Operator
Syntax
(data-1 == data-2)
The ==
operator compares the result of evaluating data-1
and
data-2
. As discussed in Data Types, the data-1
field may be interpreted as a reference to an attribute.
The data-2
field is interpreted in a type-specific manner. For
example, if data-1
refers to an attribute of type ipaddr
, then
data-2
is evaluated as an IP address. If data-1
refers to an
attribute of type integer
, then data-2
is evaluated as an integer
or as a named enumeration defined by a VALUE
statement in a
dictionary. Similarly, if data-1
refers to an attribute of type
date
, then data-2
will be interpreted as a date string.
If the resulting data evaluates to be the same, then the operator
returns true
; otherwise, it returns false
.
Example
if (User-Name == "bob") {
...
}