< Operator

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

# Syntax

result=expression1 < expression2

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

# Note

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

You can use Operator_Compare to define comparisons for classes.

# Example

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

Dim a,b as Integer
If Editfield1.text <> "" and EditField2.text <> "" then
a= Val(Editfield1.text)
b= Val(EditField2.text)
If a<b then
MsgBox "A is Less Than B!"
else
Beep
end if
else
MsgBox "Please enter values into both boxes!"
end if

# See Also

>, >=, <=, =, <>, and StrComp operators; Operator_Compare function.