<> (Not Equal To) (Transact-SQL)
Compares two expressions (a comparison operator). When you compare nonnull expressions, the result is TRUE if the left operand is not equal to the right operand; otherwise, the result is FALSE. If either or both operands are NULL, see SET ANSI_NULLS (Transact-SQL).
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
expression < > expression
Arguments
- expression
Is any valid expression. Both expressions must have implicitly convertible data types. The conversion depends on the rules of data type precedence.
Result Types
Boolean
See Also
Reference
Data Types (Transact-SQL)
Operators (Transact-SQL)
Comparison Operators (Transact-SQL)