User Guide

124 Chapter 5: ActionScript Core Language Elements
> (greater than)
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
expression1 >expression2
Parameters
expression1,expression2
A number or string.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Operator (comparison); compares two expressions and determines whether expression1 is
greater than
expression2; if it is, the operator returns true. If expression1 is less than or equal
to
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
In the following example, the greater than (>) operator is used to determine whether the value of
the text field
score_txt is greater than 90:
if (score_txt.text>90) {
trace("Congratulations, you win!");
} else {
trace("sorry, try again");
}
>= (greater than or equal to)
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
expression1 >= expression2
Parameters
expression1, expression2
A string, integer, or floating-point number.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Operator (comparison); compares two expressions and determines whether expression1 is
greater than or equal to
expression2 (true) or expression1 is less than expression2 (false).