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Figure 3–13. Determining whether one number is greater than another with the > operator
CHAPTER 3 ■ OPERATORS
In addition to comparing numbers, > is sometimes used to compare strings. However, it does so
numerically by the Unicode encoding for each character. Uppercase letters are greater than lowercase
characters. Therefore, you want to invoke toLowerCase() on both operands to get an alphabetical
comparison as Listing 3–1 displays. Note that we explored toLowerCase() and other string methods in
Chapter 2.
Listing 3–1. Comparing Strings Alphabetically with the > Operator
"apple" > "Granny Smith";
// false
"apple".toLowerCase() > "Granny Smith".toLowerCase();
// true
Determining Whether One Number or String Is Less Than Another
Now what if we want to do the inverse? In other words, we want to determine whether there’s less pure
maple syrup than ground pecans in the dough.
Hmm.
Want to take a guess?
Yup, turn the > around and you have the < less than operator, which tells you whether its first
operand is less than its second operand. Let’s muck around with < in Firebug, verifying our work with
Figure 3–14.
var cake = {
dough: {
organicPastryFlour: [1 + 1/2, "cup"],
freshlyGroundNutmeg: [1/4, "tsp"],
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