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# Comparison Operators

Comparison operators, as their name implies, allow you to compare two values.

Table 11-4. Comparison Operators

Example | Name | Result
--- | --- | ---
$a == $b | Equal | `TRUE` if $a is equal to $b.
$a === $b | Identical | `TRUE` if $a is equal to $b, and they are of the same type. (PHP 4 only)
$a != $b | Not equal | `TRUE` if $a is not equal to $b.
$a <> $b | Not equal | `TRUE` if $a is not equal to $b.
$a !== $b | Not identical | `TRUE` if $a is not equal to $b, or they are not of the same type. (PHP 4 only)
$a < $b | Less than | `TRUE` if $a is strictly less than $b.
$a > $b | Greater than | `TRUE` if $a is strictly greater than $b.
$a <= $b | Less than or equal to | `TRUE` if $a is less than or equal to $b.
$a >= $b | Greater than or equal to | `TRUE` if $a is greater than or equal to $b.

Another conditional operator is the "?:" (or ternary) operator, which operates as in C and many other languages.

    (expr1) ? (expr2) : (expr3);

This expression evaluates to `expr2` if `expr1` evaluates to `TRUE`, and `expr3` if `expr1` evaluates to `FALSE`.

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