Less Than (typed)

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Comparisons
Action Details: 
(typed)
Action Identifier: 
72
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 2 (a), push 1 (b)
Action Operation: 
a1 := pop();
a2 := pop();
if(is_int(a1) && is_int(a2)) {
  i1 := (int)a1;
  i2 := (int)a2;
  r := i2 < i1;    // compare integers
}
else if(is_numeric(a1) && is_numeric(a2)) {
  f1 := (float)a1;
  f2 := (float)a2;
  r := f2 < f1;    // compare floating points
}
else {
  s1 := (string)a1;
  s2 := (string)a2;
  r := s2 < s1;    // compare characters, case sensitive
}
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
5
See Also: 
Equal
Equal (typed)
Greater Than (typed)
Less Than
Strict Equal
String Equal
String Greater Than
String Less Than
Logical Not

Pop two integers, floats, or strings, compute whether they are ordered from smaller to larger and push the Boolean result back on the stack.

It is possible to test whether two values are Greater Than or Equal using the Logical Not operator on the result of Less Than. The Greater Than (typed) operator is used to support the other two comparison operators (thus eliminating the need to swap the top of the stack as in version 4.)