=, <>, >=, <=, <, > (comparison)
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Description of the method
| Description: | = and <> operators compare two values and are available for all types of elements = returns true if values are equal Rest of the operators ( >=, <=, <, >) are available only for double/decimal and integer type of elements. >= returns true if left side operand is greater or equal to right side operand |
| Available for: | = and <>: base64binary, boolean, datetime, double/decimal, date, hexBinary, integer, string >=, <=, <, >: double/decimal and integer |
| Parameters: | One paramater for comparison. Both operands of the comparison must have same type. |
| Return type: | boolean |
Example1
| Context: | HeaderType1 |
| OCL: | self.Id = "IdContent" |
| Description: | The example rule compares value of <Id> element to a string "IdContent". |
The XML snippet below would pass this check.
| <Id>IdContent</Id> |
The other snippet below however would not pass this check as the value is different from "IdContent".
| <Id>Id Content</Id> |
Example2
| Context: | HeaderType1 |
| OCL: | self.Id <> "IdContent" |
| Description: | The example rule compares value of <Id> element to a string "IdContent". The value is expected to be different from the string, otherwise an error will be returned by the rule. |
The XML snippet below would pass this check.
| <Id>SomeOtherContent</Id> |
The other snippet below however would not pass this check as the value is equal to "IdContent".
| <Id>IdContent</Id> |
Attached you can find example schema and files which you can use for testing.