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Relational Operators and String Values

   
#Operator           Example                     Meaning
#gt                 $str1 gt $str2              $str1 is greater than $str2
#ge                 $str1 ge $str2              $str1 is greater than or equal to $str2
#lt                 $str1 lt $str2              $str1 is less than $str2
#le                 $str1 le $str2              $str1 is less than or equal to $str2


$fruit1 = "pear";
$fruit2 = "peaR";
$result = $fruit1 gt $fruit2;
print "$result\n";

$result = $fruit1 lt $fruit2;
print "$result\n";








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