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118 Chapter 5: ActionScript Core Language Elements
Parameters
expression1,expression2
A number or string.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Operator (comparison); compares two expressions and determines whether expression1 is less
than or equal to
expression2; if it is, the operator returns true. If expression1 is greater than
expression2, the operator returns false. String expressions are evaluated using alphabetical
order; all capital letters come before lowercase letters.
For more information, see “Operator precedence and associativity” on page 32.
Example
The following examples show true and false results for both numeric and string comparisons:
trace(5<=10); // true
trace(2<=2); // true
trace(10<=3); // false
trace("Allen"<="Jack"); // true
trace("Jack"<="Allen"); // false
trace("11"<="3"); // true
trace("11"<=3); // false (numeric comparison)
trace("C"<="abc"); // true
trace("A"<=a); // true
= (assignment)
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
expression1 = expression2
Parameters
expression1
A variable, element of an array, or property of an object.
expression2 A value of any type.
Returns
The assigned value, expression2.