Operators

As with other programming languages, LotusScript employs a number of operators. These operators are used in mathematical equations and to compare data expressions. Some of the more common operators include the following.

Operator	Symbol	Description
Add	+	Used to sum numbers.
Subtract	-	Used to subtract numbers.
Multiplication	*	Used to multiply numbers.
Division	/	Used to divide numbers.
Concatenate	+	Used to merge string values together.
Concatenate	&	Used to merge values together. All values are automatically converted to string and then merged.
Line Continuation	_	The underscore character indicates that a statement continues, or spans, to the next line.
Equal	=	Used to compare two values. For example, if today equals "Tuesday" then perform an action.
Assignment	=	Used to assign a value to a variable. For example, Operator set a text string to a specific valuesuch as "Your document has been saved."
Less Than	<	Used to compare two values.
Greater Than	>	Used to compare two values.
Not Equal	<>	Used to compare two values.
Not Equal	><	Used to compare two values.

Note

In LotusScript, the equal sign = is used as the assignment operator. This differs from the Formula Language syntax, which uses the colon and equal sign := to assign values to variables.