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7. Comparison operators in PHP
7. Comparison operators in PHP
In the previous examples we've used the double equal sign to check on the condition of a value. There are several operators which can be used within PHP to test conditions.
== checks the condition if the value is the same
!= checks the condition if the value is NOT the same
< checks to see if the first value is less than the second
> checks to see if the first value is greater than the second
<= checks to see if the first value is less than or equal to the second
>= checks to see if the first value is greater than or equal to the second.
PHP Code example
$a = 1;
if($a==1)
{/// result is true}
if($a!=1)
{/// result is false}
if($a<1)
{/// result is false}
if($a>1)
{/// result is false}
if($a<=1)
{/// result is true}
if($a>=1)
{/// result is true}
This conditions can be used in logical statements using if and switch statements.
To add more options in you condition statements you can use the AND && OR || to expand your logical statements. AND is the same as && and OR is the same as || when used in your logic.
$a = 1;
$b = 10;
if($a==1 AND $b>2)
{/// result is true because both conditions}
if($a==1 || $b<2)
{/// result is true because at least one condition is met}
More advanced operators are the triple equal sign and the double equals with the exclamation mark. These are used to test if a value is the same and if to determine a true or false for the type. If the type is the same for example a number gets compared to string value will produce a false return.