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USAGE

value1 < value2

Value Name

Description

value

The two values to compare

DETAILS

The < operator that checks if the first value is less than the second value and returns 1 (true) or 0 (false).

If at least one value is a number, a numeric comparison is performed. Thus, a string value is converted into a number when paired with a numeric value.

When both values are strings, the comparison takes into account the current sort order, which might treat uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent.

A NULL is returned if either value is NULL.

The conditional expression x < y behaves in exactly the same manner as the function call LT(x, y).

SYNONYMS

SCHEMA

PARAMETERS

SKYSQL

PRIVILEGES

EXAMPLES

SELECT 99 < 123, PI() < 3;
+----------+----------+
| 99 < 123 | PI() < 3 |
+----------+----------+
|        1 |        0 |
+----------+----------+
-- Disable strict mode or the comparison might throw an error
SET sql_mode = '';
SELECT 99 < '99a', '99' < '99a';
+------------+--------------+
| 99 < '99a' | '99' < '99a' |
+------------+--------------+
|          0 |            1 |
+------------+--------------+

ERROR HANDLING

FEATURE INTERACTION

RESPONSES

DIAGNOSIS

ISO 9075:2016

CHANGE HISTORY

Release Series

History

23.09

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 23.09.1.

6.1

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 6.1.0.

6.0

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 6.0.3.

5.3

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 5.3.13.

Release Series

History

6.0

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 6.0.3.

5.3

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 5.3.13.

Release Series

History

6.1

  • Present starting in MariaDB Xpand 6.1.0.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES