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Dylan: replace 'conditional operator' with 'comparison operator'

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replace 'conditional operator' with 'comparison operator'

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	One common [[~~conditional~~ operator]] is the '''equal to operator'''.		One common [[comparison operator]] is the '''equal to operator'''.

	This operator will return [[Boolean\|true]] if the value on the '''left''' is '''the same as''' the value on the '''right''' of the operator.		This operator will return [[Boolean\|true]] if the value on the '''left''' is '''the same as''' the value on the '''right''' of the operator.

Dylan: replace 'less than' with 'equal to' in Syntax heading

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	== Syntax ==		== Syntax ==
	In most languages, the ~~less than~~ operator is represented by a <code>==</code> symbol. This is different from the [[assignment]] [[Assignment operator\|operator]], <code>=</code> which is used to set the value of a variable.		In most languages, the equal to operator is represented by a <code>==</code> symbol. This is different from the [[assignment]] [[Assignment operator\|operator]], <code>=</code> which is used to set the value of a variable.

	== Comparison of different types ==		== Comparison of different types ==

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One common [[conditional operator]] is the '''equal to operator'''.

This operator will return [[Boolean|true]] if the value on the '''left''' is '''the same as''' the value on the '''right''' of the operator.

== Syntax ==
In most languages, the less than operator is represented by a <code>==</code> symbol. This is different from the [[assignment]] [[Assignment operator|operator]], <code>=</code> which is used to set the value of a variable.

== Comparison of different types ==
Most [[programming language|programming languages]] (with the notable exception of [[JavaScript]]) will return [[boolean|false]] if the two values being compared are of a different type.

For example, if we compare the number <code>5</code> with the string <code>"5"</code>, the result will be <code>false</code> because the values were of different types.

<blockquote>See [[JavaScript equal to operator]] for info on how [[JavaScript]] handles the equal to operator(s).</blockquote>

== Example ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
boolean a = 7 == 7; // true
boolean b = 6 == 7; // false
boolean c = 5 == "5"; // false... unless you're using JavaScript!
</syntaxhighlight>