!= or /= or basically the not equal sign

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How do you write the not equal sign?

In programming it is often != and I use that. I just saw /= as well today.

What do you use (other than

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[+1] - ebrown p - 05/28/2004I have also seen "<>" (less than or greater than)" I always use != (but then I am a programmer).
[+1] - McGentrix - 05/28/2004Huh! I didn't know :!=: existed here...
[+1] - ebrown p - 05/28/2004I think if I saw "foo /= bar" I would interpret it as foo = foo / bar;
[+1] - Brandon9000 - 05/28/2004Of the forms that I can write with this keyboard, I have seen != and <>, but never /=.
[+1] - PostModernFreak - 06/03/2004The semantical standard is != I have never seen the /= before either. Where did you see it used? :)
[+1] - SealPoet - 06/04/2004Then there's the ever popular 'NE'. As opposed to EQ, GT, LT, GE, and LE...
[+1] - prettygurlinpink - 02/08/2005What exactly does this mean: The use of the = symbol in programming requires a new understanding of the terms assignment and equality. (?) Are there any other use for the equal sign in programming...
[+1] - FreeDuck - 02/08/2005I use != but I've seen <> used in pl sql. pgp, I think = in programming is mostly used for assignment. Assigning values to variables and such. To check equality, depending on the...
[+1] - prettygurlinpink - 02/08/2005visual C++ freeduck do u know visual C++?
[+1] - FreeDuck - 02/08/2005No, sorry, not well enough to be of any use to you. But if you have a specific question about it I'm sure someone here knows enough to at least point you in the direction of the answer.

I have also seen "<>" (less than or greater than)"

I always use != (but then I am a programmer).

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Huh! I didn't know Not Equal

existed here...

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I think if I saw "foo /= bar" I would interpret it as

foo = foo / bar;

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Of the forms that I can write with this keyboard, I have seen != and <>, but never /=.

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The semantical standard is !=

I have never seen the /= before either. Where did you see it used? Smile

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Then there's the ever popular 'NE'. As opposed to EQ, GT, LT, GE, and LE...

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What exactly does this mean: The use of the = symbol in programming requires a new understanding of the terms assignment and equality. (?) Are there any other use for the equal sign in programming other than indicate mathematical or logical equivalence ?

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I use != but I've seen <> used in pl sql.

pgp, I think = in programming is mostly used for assignment. Assigning values to variables and such. To check equality, depending on the language, it's usually == (in Java .equals()). There is a big difference between assigning something equal and checking equality.

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visual C++
freeduck do u know visual C++?

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No, sorry, not well enough to be of any use to you. But if you have a specific question about it I'm sure someone here knows enough to at least point you in the direction of the answer.

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Re: != or /= or basically the not equal sign

Craven de Kere wrote:

How do you write the not equal sign?

In programming it is often != and I use that. I just saw /= as well today.

What do you use (other than )?

I noticed here that typing in ": ! = :" gives the Not Equal

symbol on this board, but not elsewhere.

Is there any way to make this work elsewhere, like on another forum? (like on my Edit [Moderator]: Link removed?).

The " Not Equal

" sign would really be useful to me.

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I think /= is some sort of shorthand for =/=

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I use ~=, which is from Matlab/Octave, but != is inter-changeable in Matlab, I think.

EDIT: I suppose if you use '~' for 'not', you could also use , er, nevermind, I can't seem to place the symbol here, but it looks like a L rotated 90 degrees forward and then flipped over.

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<> is more famous though. Its an old notion.

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Quincy wrote:

I use ~=, which is from Matlab/Octave, but != is inter-changeable in Matlab, I think.

EDIT: I suppose if you use '~' for 'not', you could also use , er, nevermind, I can't seem to place the symbol here, but it looks like a L rotated 90 degrees forward and then flipped over.

yah, I have a math book with that in it. sort of like a ",_" except upside down and in the middle of the line.

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Re: != or /= or basically the not equal sign

unlawflcombatnt wrote:

I noticed here that typing in ": ! = :" gives the symbol on this board, but not elsewhere.

Is there any way to make this work elsewhere, like on another forum?

Just make it an emoticon for the board. Most board software allows you to add emoticons.

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@FreeDuck,

Yes, you're right <> is used in SQL and PL/SQL

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I use != in sql+ and ne in SAS. Common syntax in SAS would be

if x ne 7 or y gt 8 or z le 6 then...

which translates to

if x not equal to 7 or y greater than 8 or z less than or equal to 6 then...

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hi people! i had programed in various languages and for telling "no equal" u use " !=" , the /= is a sort of "+=" but with division insteand. putting "x = x/y " is the same than "x/=y" got it?? and the otre simbol in math is "¬" the L shaped they say. here to help

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