2017-04-01 14:37 GMT+02:00 Alexander Burger <[email protected]>: > On Sat, Apr 01, 2017 at 04:04:32AM -0800, Christopher Howard wrote: > > Additional question: Should I expect any weird behavior with transient > > symbols and the '< or '> operators? E.g. (assuming the symbols have not > > been assigned strange values) is it true that "abc" will always be less > > than "abd" regardless of the scope of the transient symbols? > > Yes. '<' and '>' are comparison functions just like '=' and '>='. They > compare > numbers (their numeric values), symbols (their names) and (recursively) > cells > and lists. > > '==' and 'n==' are of a differend category, as they only look at the > pointer, > checking for identity. > > So "abc" is less than "abd", and also less than 'abd' (internal symbol). > > ♪♫ Alex >
... as long as the symbols are not bound to other values. > -- > UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe >
