Unit 'fpexprpars' Package
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TFPLessThanOperation

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Internally used class for less-than comparison operations

Declaration

Source position: fpexprpars.pp line 223

type TFPLessThanOperation = class(TFPOrderingOperation)

public

  function AsString; override;

  

Get string representation of less-than operation

end;

Inheritance

TFPLessThanOperation

  

Internally used class for less-than comparison operations

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TFPOrderingOperation

  

Internally used class for ordering comparison operations

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TFPBooleanResultOperation

  

Internally used class for operations that result in boolean values

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TFPBinaryOperation

  

Internally used class for binary operations with left and right operands

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TFPExprNode

  

Class for representing nodes in expression trees

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TObject

Description

The TFPLessThanOperation class implements the less-than comparison operation (<) between two operands of compatible types. It extends TFPOrderingOperation to provide less-than-specific comparison logic.

The operation compares two values and returns True if the left operand is less than the right operand, False otherwise. It handles different data types appropriately, using numeric comparison for numbers, lexicographic comparison for strings, and chronological comparison for date/time values.

Type conversion is performed when necessary to compare values of different but compatible types, ensuring proper ordering across numeric types.

This class is used internally by the TFPExpressionParser class to construct an AST (Abstract Syntax Tree). There is normally no need for you to use or instantiate this class directly.

See also

TFPExprNode

  

Class for representing nodes in expression trees


Documentation generated on: Dec 15 2025