Comparisons
Comparisons allow you to compare two values, you can use it to check if two values are the same, or if a number is bigger than another number, etc.
local a = 5
local b = 5
print(a == b)This will print true, a comparison will always result in a boolean, which is true
or false.
The == is called a comparison operator or a relational operator. The operator which is being
used here is called the equality operator, it checks if two values are equal.
When comparing, double equal signs (==) are used, not a single equal sign (=).
A single equal sign is used for variable assignments, whereas double equal signs are used to
compare two values to check if they're equal.
Comparing Numbers
When comparing numbers, you can use the > and < operators. These check if
a number is greater than a number or smaller than a number, respectively.
print(9 > 5) -- prints `true`
print(9 < 5) -- prints `false`You can also use >= and <= to check if they're greator/smaller or equal to.
print(9 < 9) -- prints `false`
print(9 <= 9) -- prints `true` because 9 is equal to 9The not equal operator
The not equal operator (~=) checks if two values are not equal, it does the opposite
of the equality operator (==).
print(9 ~= 9) -- prints `false`
print(5 ~= 9) -- prints `true`