<doc>
  <legacy_id>2252</legacy_id>
  <name>&gt;=</name>
  <type>operator</type>
  <syntax>
    <example><i>value1 &gt;= value2</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <operator tag="&gt;">&gt; Operator</operator>
    <operator tag="&lt;=">&lt;= Operator</operator>
    <function tag="max">max Function</function>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Compares two <glossary tag="value">values</glossary> and <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> true if the first <function tag="value">value</function> is greater than or equal to the second <function tag="value">value</function>, false otherwise.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>22 = 23 </example>
    <example>myValue = 0 </example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>=</b> (greater than or equal to) <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> to compare two numbers or to compare the alphabetical order of two <glossary tag="string">strings</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The operands <i>value1</i> and <i>value2</i> can be numbers, <glossary tag="literal string">literal strings</glossary> of <keyword tag="characters">characters</keyword> (<glossary tag="delimit">delimited</glossary> with <glossary tag="double quote">double quotes</glossary>), or any sources of <function tag="value">value</function>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>When comparing strings, the <b>=</b> <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> compares the two <glossary tag="value">values</glossary> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> by <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>, using the <glossary tag="ASCII">ASCII value</glossary> of each <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>. For example, "z" comes after "a" in the <glossary tag="ASCII">ASCII</glossary> <glossary tag="character set">character set</glossary>, so the following are all true:</p><p/><p>  "z" ="z"</p><p>  "z" = "a"</p><p>  "zz" = "za"</p><p/><p>If the strings are of different lengths, so that the trailing characters in one string are compared to missing characters in the other, the missing characters are considered to have lower value than any character. For example, "abc" = "ab".</p><p/><p>If the <b><property tag="caseSensitive">caseSensitive</property></b><a> property</a> is true, the comparison between two <glossary tag="string">strings</glossary> treats uppercase letters as coming before lowercase letters. If the <b><property tag="caseSensitive">caseSensitive</property></b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the comparison is not <href tag="../glossary/casedashsensitive.xml">case-sensitive</href>, so a is considered equivalent to A.</p><p/>
  </description>
</doc>