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What does ~= actually mean and what is the difference from ==?

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5 years ago

I have a code which checks for parts in region. But it only works with ~= and not ==. What is the difference between these two?

Answered by

5 years ago

~= is "does not equal." so.

if 3 ~= 5 is true because 3 does not equal 5. read more about it here https://developer.roblox.com/articles/Conditional-Statements-in-Lua

== means EQUALS, so if 3 == 5 is not true because 3 is not 5 User#22889 0 — 5y

Thank you. Thepoint13 99 — 5y

Answered by

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

~= "Not equal comparator"

Example:

if 1 ~= 0 then
    print("1 Is not equal 0")
end

if 1 == 1 then
    print("1 Is equal 1")
end