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The following tokens are operators:
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<< >> & | ^ ~
< > <=
>= == !=
<>
The comparison operators
<code><></code> and
<code>!=
</code> are alternate
spellings of the same operator.
<code>!=
</code> is the preferred spelling;
<code><></code> is obsolescent.
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