Question

$load_traff = 36333298;
$value =    1205553404; 

if ( $load_traff gt $value ) {
   print("Inside if. \n");
}
else{
   print("Out of if. \n");
}        

Output

Inside if.

Why does the above code give incorrect answer while below code gives correct answer?

$load_traff = 36333298;
$value =    1205553404; 

if ( $load_traff > $value ) {
    print("Inside if. \n");
}
else{
    print("Out of if. \n");
}        

Output

Out of if. 

Answer 1

The ‘gt’ operator does a string comparison (along with lt, eq). $load_traff is “lexically” greater than $value.