!= (Not Equal To) (Entity SQL)
Compares two expressions to determine whether the left expression is not equal to the right expression. The != (Not Equal To) operator is functionally equivalent to the <> operator.
Syntax
expression != expression
-- or
expression <> expression
Arguments
expression
Any valid expression. Both expressions must have implicitly convertible data types.
Result Types
true
if the left expression is not equal to the right expression; otherwise, false
.
Example
The following Entity SQL query uses the != operator to compare two expressions to determine whether the left expression is not equal to the right expression. The query is based on the AdventureWorks Sales Model. To compile and run this query, follow these steps:
Follow the procedure in How to: Execute a Query that Returns StructuralType Results.
Pass the following query as an argument to the
ExecuteStructuralTypeQuery
method:
-- !=
SELECT VALUE product FROM AdventureWorksEntities.Products
AS product WHERE product.ListPrice != @price
-- <>
SELECT VALUE product FROM AdventureWorksEntities.Products
AS product WHERE product.ListPrice <> @price