String Greater Than

SWF Action
Action Category: 
Comparisons
Action Details: 
(typed)
Action Identifier: 
104
Action Structure: 
<n.a.>
Action Length: 
0 byte(s)
Action Stack: 
pop 2 (s), push 1 (b)
Action Operation: 
s1 := pop();
s2 := pop();
r := s2 > s1;
push(r);
Action Flash Version: 
6
See Also: 
Greater Than (typed)
Less Than
Less Than (typed)
String Equal
String Less Than

Similar to Swap + String Less Than although not exactly the same.

It checks whether the second string is greater than the first and return the Boolean result on the stack.1

IMPORTANT

The true meaning of this operator was to apply the String cast to both values, then compare the values as strings. This is not really good JavaScript as per ECMA, so later Macromedia added the strict comparison operators instead. This is why this action should never be used. Instead, one should use Greater Than (typed) and the Cast Object operator as required.

  • 1. I'm not too sure why Macromedia introduced this action in SWF version 6.