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<h2 style="color:#000066">''' ''a'' != ''b'' '''</h2>
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| Returns whether one value is '''not''' equal to another. String comparison is case-'''in'''sensitive (e.g {{Inline code|"STRINGtext" [[a != b|!=]] "stringTEXT" {{cc|returns [[false]]}}}}).
{{Informative | In Arma series you '''cannot''' compare [[Boolean]]s: {{Inline code|[[alive]] [[player]] [[a != b|!=]] [[true]] {{cc|will throw an error}}}}}} |DESCRIPTION=
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'''Operand types:'''
| a [[a != b|!=]] b |SYNTAX=


'''a:''' [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]] or [[Group]]
|p1= a: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]], [[Control]] or [[Location]] |Parameter 1=


'''b:''' [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]] or [[Group]]
|p2= b: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]], [[Control]] or [[Location]] |Parameter 2=


'''Type of returned value:'''
| [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if a is different from b |RETURNVALUE=
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[[Boolean]]
|x1= <code>[[if]] (_counter [[a != b|!=]] 4) [[then]] {
[[hint]] "The counter is not equal to the number 4";
}</code> |EXAMPLE1=


'''Description:'''
|x2= <code>[[if]] ([[vehicle]] [[player]] [[a != b|!=]] [[player]]) [[then]] {
[[hint]] "you are in a vehicle";
} [[else]] {
[[hint]] "you are on foot";
}</code> |EXAMPLE2=


a <b>not equal</b> to b
|x3= <code>[[if]] ([[fuel]] truck1 [[a != b|!=]] 1) [[then]] {
[[hint]] "Truck1 has less than a full tank of fuel.";
}</code> |EXAMPLE3=
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'''Examples:'''
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counter '''!=''' 4
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[[side]] [[player]] '''!=''' [[west]]
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nameofplayer '''!=''' "John Doe"
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[[vehicle]] [[player]] '''!=''' [[player]]
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[[group]] [[player]] '''!=''' [[group]] soldierOne
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? (([[fuel]] truck1) '''!=''' 1) : [[hint]] "Truck1 has less than a full tank of fuel."
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Revision as of 00:59, 31 August 2019

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Description

Description:
Returns whether one value is not equal to another. String comparison is case-insensitive (e.g "STRINGtext" != "stringTEXT" // returns false).
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In Arma series you cannot compare Booleans: alive player != true // will throw an error
Groups:
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Syntax

Syntax:
a != b
Parameters:
a: Number, Side, String, Object, Group, Structured Text, Config, Display, Control or Location
b: Number, Side, String, Object, Group, Structured Text, Config, Display, Control or Location
Return Value:
Boolean - true if a is different from b

Examples

Example 1:
if (_counter != 4) then { hint "The counter is not equal to the number 4"; }
Example 2:
if (vehicle player != player) then { hint "you are in a vehicle"; } else { hint "you are on foot"; }
Example 3:
if (fuel truck1 != 1) then { hint "Truck1 has less than a full tank of fuel."; }

Additional Information

See also:
Operators

Notes

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