= - Function Summary

Summary:

Returns TRUE if the values are equal.

Usage:

= value1 value2

Arguments:

value1 - The value1 argument.

value2 - The value2 argument.

Description:

String-based datatypes are considered equal when they are identical or differ only by character casing (uppercase = lowercase). Use == or find/match/case to compare strings by casing.

print 123 = 123 true

print "abc" = "abc" true

print [1 2 3] = [1 2 4] false

print 12-june-1998 = 12-june-1999 false

print 1.2.3.4 = 1.2.3.0 false

print 1:23 = 1:23 true

Related:

<> - Returns TRUE if the values are not equal.
== - Returns TRUE if the values are equal and of the same datatype.
equal? - Returns TRUE if the values are equal.