Help me understand operators

[tonycst]

If WinActivate($LabelWindow) <> 0 Then
Exit
Endif

Since WinActivate returns handle, will my If statement  Exit if window does exist ?

If window does not exist, return is 0, so if i understand correctly, less or more 0 is what i need to exit once any handle is present, correct ?

 

If so, does <=> would mean Less or equal or more then 0 rendering it useless since all 3 operators are against each other ?

For example
If WinActivate($LabelWindow) <> 0 Then
Exit
Endif

This will exit no matter what, correct ?
Thanks !

Edited August 31, 2017 by tonycst

[BrewManNH]

Using <=> would cause an error because that operator doesn't exist in AutoIt. I'm not really sure how that would even work in the real world because everything would match it. Your two examples are the same, so not sure what you're asking with the last part.

To answer the first question, it won't exit until the window exists or can be activated.

[tonycst]

Thanks.

Could the <> 0 be replaced with "Not 0" ? How would that look like and is it only for strings ?

Edited August 31, 2017 by tonycst

[JLogan3o13]

1 hour ago, tonycst said:

Thanks.

Could the <> 0 be replaced with "Not 0" ? How would that look like and is it only for strings ?

@tonycst you could probably test that yourself faster than you could post . Take a look at the help file for Not.

[tonycst]

I did. I cant make much sense of it how to use Not.

Thats why i ask.

Can u give me one or two very simple examples with Not use in an If statement ?

[JLogan3o13]

In simplest form, you should enclose the statement when using Not, something like this:

$var = "b"

If Not ($var = "n") Then
    ConsoleWrite("Wrong, $var = " & $var & @CRLF)
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Right!" & @CRLF)
EndIf

This would be the equivalent of :

If $var <> "n" Then

 

[TheDcoder]

Simply put, Not takes an expression, converts it into a boolean value (true/false) and inverts it. So Not (1 = 1) will be evaluated to False

[TheSaint]

When it comes to NOT look at it this way.

Something can be in 3 states - True, False or Not Set. On, Off or Not Set.

To give a more expanded example, look at the simple MsgBox function, where you use Yes, No, Cancel. You might want something to occur when either YES or NO is clicked, but not when CANCEL is clicked.
 

$ans = MsgBox(262195, "Query", "YES = Clear & Start. NO = Start. CANCEL = Abort.")
If NOT $ans = 2 Then
    If $ans = 6 Then $val = ""
    Run("Notepad.exe")
Else
    Exit
EndIf

Of course, you could also just simply use - If $ans <> 2 Then

It is perhaps most commonly used for - If NOT @error Then

@error could be one of many values.

Of course, the proper way (most economical anyway) of doing the MsgBox, would be as follows.

$ans = MsgBox(262195, "Query", "YES = Clear & Start. NO = Start. CANCEL = Abort.")
If $ans = 2 Then
    Exit
Else
    If $ans = 6 Then $val = ""
    Run("Notepad.exe")
EndIf

Which saves on typing.

Edited August 31, 2017 by TheSaint