<Less than operator. Evaluates both SQL expressions and returns 1 if the left value is less than the right value and 0 if it is not, or NULL if either expression is NULL. If the expressions return different data types, (for instance, a number and a string), performs type conversion.
When used in row comparisons, these two queries return the same results:
Type conversion:
Case insensitivity - see :
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SELECT (t1.a, t1.b) < (t2.x, t2.y)
FROM t1 INNER JOIN t2;
SELECT (t1.a < t2.x) OR ((t1.a = t2.x) AND (t1.b < t2.y))
FROM t1 INNER JOIN t2;SELECT 2 < 2;
+-------+
| 2 < 2 |
+-------+
| 0 |
+-------+SELECT 3<'4';
+-------+
| 3<'4' |
+-------+
| 1 |
+-------+SELECT 'a'<'A';
+---------+
| 'a'<'A' |
+---------+
| 0 |
+---------+