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EQUALS


Compares two strings and returns TRUE if and only if they are equal. This function is case sensitive.


Only use this function if you need a case sensitive comparison of two strings. If you want to compare strings case insensitive, use the '=' operator instead.


Syntax

string1 EQUALS string2
EQUALS ( string1 , string2 )


Inputs

  • string1 - An attribute of base type string, an expression that results in a string or a constant string value.
  • string2 - An attribute of base type string, an expression that results in a string or a constant string value.


Return type

  • boolean


Example

ExpressionResultTypeNote
"hello" EQUALS "hello"TRUEboolean
EQUALS ( "hello" , "Hello" )FALSEbooleanFALSE because EQUALS is case sensitive
"hello" EQUALS "hello "FALSEbooleanFALSE because of trailing space
EQUALS ( "" , "" )TRUEboolean


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