# ne (not equal — string specific)

#### Availability

Flash Player 4. This operator has been deprecated in favor of the `!= (inequality)` operator.

#### Usage

    expression1 ne expression2

#### Parameters

`expression1, expression2` Numbers, strings, or variables.

#### Returns

A Boolean value.

#### Description

Operator (comparison); compares `expression1` to `expression2` and returns `true` if `expression1` is not equal to `expression2`; otherwise, returns `false`.

#### See also

`!= (inequality)`