# <> (inequality)

#### Availability

Flash 2.

#### Usage

    expression1 <> expression2

#### Parameters

`expression1,expression2` A number, string, Boolean value, variable, object, array, or function.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Operator (inequality); tests for the exact opposite of the `==` operator. If `expression1` is equal to `expression2`, the result is `false`. As with the `==` operator, the definition of equal depends on the data types being compared:

- Numbers, strings, and Boolean values are compared by value.
- Variables, objects, arrays, and functions are compared by reference.

This operator has been deprecated in Flash 5, and users are encouraged to use the `!=` operator.

#### See also

`!= (inequality)`