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Comparison operators

Comparison operators compare the values of expressions and return a Boolean value (`true` or `false`). These operators are most commonly used in loops and in conditional statements. In the following example, if the variable `score` is `100`, a certain movie loads; otherwise, a different movie loads:

    if (score > 100){
    	loadMovieNum("winner.swf", 5);
    } else {
    	loadMovieNum("loser.swf", 5);
    }

The following table lists the ActionScript comparison operators:

Operator | Operation performed
`<` | Less than
`>` | Greater than
`<=` | Less than or equal
`>=` | Greater than or equal