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13.10.12 Byte Data Operators

• the ‘~’ operator
  • - integer ‘~’data

  Is the length (byte count) of the operand. Same as the ‘b_length’ function.

• the ‘=’ operators
  • - data (data ‘=’ data)
  • - data (data ‘=’ text)
  • - text (text ‘=’ data)

  Are the right operand, sets the left operand as a reference of the right operand. Same as the ‘b_set’, ‘b_cast’, ‘b_mold’ functions.

• the ‘data’ comparison operators
  • - integer (data ‘==’ data)
  • - integer (data ‘>=’ data)
  • - integer (data ‘>’ data)
  • - integer (data ‘<=’ data)
  • - integer (data ‘<’ data)
  • - integer (data ‘!=’ data)

  Are 0 if the left operand is not equal, less or equal, less, greater or equal, greater and not equal, respectively, to the right operand, not zero otherwise. Same as the ‘b_eq’, ‘b_ge’, ‘b_gt’, ‘b_le’, ‘b_lt’, ‘b_ne’ functions.

• the ‘data’ ‘text’ comparison operators
  • - integer (data ‘==’ text)
  • - integer (data ‘>=’ text)
  • - integer (data ‘>’ text)
  • - integer (data ‘<=’ text)
  • - integer (data ‘<’ text)
  • - integer (data ‘!=’ text)

  Are 0 if the left operand is not equal, less or equal, less, greater or equal, greater and not equal, respectively, to the right operand, not zero otherwise. Same as the ‘b_eqa’, ‘b_gea’, ‘b_gta’, ‘b_lea’, ‘b_lta’, ‘b_nea’ functions.

• the ‘text’ ‘data’ comparison operators
  • - integer (text ‘==’ data)
  • - integer (text ‘>=’ data)
  • - integer (text ‘>’ data)
  • - integer (text ‘<=’ data)
  • - integer (text ‘<’ data)
  • - integer (text ‘!=’ data)

  Are 0 if the left operand is not equal, less or equal, less, greater or equal, greater and not equal, respectively, to the right operand, not zero otherwise. Same as the ‘b_aeq’, ‘b_age’, ‘b_agt’, ‘b_ale’, ‘b_alt’, ‘b_ane’ functions.

• the ‘[’‘]’ operators
  • - integer (data ‘[’ cardinal ‘]’)
  • - integer (data ‘[’ integer ‘]’)
  • - integer (data ‘[’ object ‘]’)

  Are the (positively defined value of the) character indexed by the second operand in the byte array indicated by the first operand. Same as the ‘b_character’ and ‘bo_character’ functions.

• the ‘[’‘]’‘=’ operators
  • - integer (data ‘[’ cardinal ‘]’ ‘=’ integer)
  • - integer (data ‘[’ integer ‘]’ ‘=’ integer)

  Are the (positively defined value of the) character indexed by the second operand in the byte array indicated by the first operand, after it was replaced by the third operand. Same as the ‘b_replace’ function.

• the ‘?’‘:’ selection operator
  • - data (integer ‘?’ data ‘:’ data)

  Is the second operand if the first is not zero, the third operand otherwise.

  Asssociates right to left.

See Byte Data Functions.

See Byte Data Comparison Functions.

See Byte Data Intrinsic String Copy Functions.