Equals when used as a comparison
- Last Updated: July 31, 2020
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SYNTAX
| Boolean | <Expression1> =
<Expression2> |
| DateTime* | <DateTime1> = <DateTime2>
|
| Number | <Number1> = <Number2> |
| String | <String1> = <String2> |
| Boolean | Returns a value of true if
<Expression1> is the same as
<Expression2>. |
| DateTime* | Returns a value of true if <DateTime1>
is the same as <DateTime2>, including
both the Date and the Time portions |
| Number | Returns a value of true if <Number1>
is the same as <Number2>. Different
numeric data types may be compared in the same
expression. |
| String | Returns a value of true if <String1> is the same as
<String2>. Both case
and length are examined to determine equality. Corticon Studio
uses the ISO character precedence in comparing String
values. See Character precedence in Unicode and Java Collator. |
*includes DateTime, Date, and Time data types
USAGE RESTRICTIONS
The Operators row of the table in Summary Table of Vocabulary Usage Restriction applies. No special exceptions.
The following Rulesheet uses equals to Ruletest whetherdecimal1 equals decimal2,
and assign a value to string1 based on the result of
the comparison. 
A sample Ruletest provides two examples. Input and Output panels are shown below:
