Operator functions (DataStage®)

You can use operator functions to perform various operations.

EQ (Equal to)

Compares if two objects are the same.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains "AAA" and mylink.myobject2 contains "AAA", then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
EQ(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
EQ("AAA", "AAA")
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains "AAA" and mylink.myobject2 contains "BBB", then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
EQ(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
EQ("AAA", "BBB")
```

GE (Greater than or equal to)

Takes two objects as parameters and returns true if the first object is greater than or equal to the second.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains 123 and mylink.myobject2 contains 123, then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
GE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
GE(123, 123)
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains 123 and mylink.myobject2 contains 124, then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
GE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
GE(123, 124)
```

GT (Greater than)

Takes two objects as parameters and returns true if the first object is greater than the second.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains 123 and mylink.myobject2 contains 122, then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
GE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
GE(123, 122)
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains 123 and mylink.myobject2 contains 124, then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
GE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
GE(123, 124)
```

LE (Less than or equal to)

Takes two objects as parameters and returns true if the first object is less than or equal to the second.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains 122 and mylink.myobject2 contains 122, then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
LE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
LE(122, 122)
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains 123 and mylink.myobject2 contains 122, then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
LE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
LE(123, 122)
```

LT (Less than)

Takes two objects as parameters and returns true if the first object is less than the second.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains 121 and mylink.myobject2 contains 122, then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
LE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
LE(121, 122)
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains 121 and mylink.myobject2 contains 120, then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
LE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
LE(121, 120)
```

NE (Not equal to)

Compares if two objects are not the same.

Input: object1 (any), object2 (any)
Output: 0 or 1 (int8)
Examples. If mylink.myobject1 contains "AAA" and mylink.myobject2 contains "BBB", then the following function returns 1 (true):
```
NE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
NE("AAA", "BBB")
```
If mylink.myobject1 contains "AAA" and mylink.myobject2 contains "AAA", then the following function returns 0 (false):
```
NE(mylink.myobject1, mylink.myobject2)
NE("AAA", "AAA")
```