ARTICLE
rel_exp - Comparing Elementary Data Types
If operand1 and operand2 in a
relational expression have
elementary data types, they are used to determine a common elementary
comparison type
whose rules are used to perform the comparison. Operands that are not
compatible with the comparison type are converted to this type.
Comparisons with elementary comparison types are
comparisons of elementary data
objects
comparisons of calculation expressions
The return values or results of functional methods, predefined
functions, constructor expressions, and table expressions are handled
like elementary data objects.
Notes
Previous assignments made to helper variables with certain types or the
conversion operator CONV
can be used to force comparison types and conversions other than a
direct comparison of the operands.
It should be noted that some predefined functions operate like an
arithmetic expression if they
contain a numeric expression as
an argument.
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