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| ofp |GAME= name
| ofp |game name=


|1.00|GAME= version
|1.00|game version=
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| Returns whether one value is '''not''' equal to another. |DESCRIPTION=
| 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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| a '''<nowiki>!=</nowiki>''' b |SYNTAX=
| a [[a != b|!=]] b |SYNTAX=


|p1= a: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]] or [[Control]]; since VBS2 1.24: [[Location]] |=
|p1= a: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]], [[Control]] or [[Location]] |Parameter 1=


|p2= b: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]] or [[Control]]; since VBS2 1.24: [[Location]] |=
|p2= b: [[Number]], [[Side]], [[String]], [[Object]], [[Group]], [[Structured Text]], [[Config]], [[Display]], [[Control]] or [[Location]] |Parameter 2=


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


|x2= <code>[[if]] ([[vehicle]] [[player]] != [[player]]) [[then]] {
|x2= <code>[[if]] ([[vehicle]] [[player]] [[a != b|!=]] [[player]]) [[then]] {
    tsk = [[player]] [[createSimpleTask]] ["StormTheCastle"];
[[hint]] "you are in a vehicle";
    tsk [[setSimpleTaskDescription]] ["Now you have a vehicle, storm the castle.", "Mobile mayhem!", "Castle"];
    tsk [[setSimpleTaskDestination]] ([[getMarkerPos]] "cstl");
    tsk [[setTaskState]] "Assigned";
    [[player]] [[setCurrentTask]] tsk;
} [[else]] {
} [[else]] {
    [[hint]] "Get in the tank.";
[[hint]] "you are on foot";
}</code> |EXAMPLE2=
}</code> |EXAMPLE2=


|x3= <code>[[if]] ([[fuel]] truck1 != 1) [[then]] {
|x3= <code>[[if]] ([[fuel]] truck1 [[a != b|!=]] 1) [[then]] {
    [[hint]] "Truck1 has less than a full tank of fuel.";
[[hint]] "Truck1 has less than a full tank of fuel.";
}</code> |EXAMPLE3=
}</code> |EXAMPLE3=
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| [[Operators]] |SEEALSO=
| [[Operators]] |SEEALSO=
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on Feb 5, 2007 - 11:00
 
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Ceeeb|Ceeeb]]'''
<dd class="note">
In '''OFP v1.96''', comparison of [[String|strings]] is not case sensitive. ''Example : "STRINGtext" != "stringTEXT" returns [[false]].''
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Revision as of 23:59, 30 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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