<= [less]

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Returns TRUE if the first value is less than or equal to the second value

Syntax

expr1 <= expr2

expr1 <= expr2

Notes

• Both values must be of comparable types
• NULL comparisons always return NULL (three-valued logic)
• Returns TRUE if values are equal OR first is less than second
• For strings, uses lexicographic (dictionary) ordering
• For dates/timestamps, compares chronologically
• For ARRAY and ROW, ordering is lexicographic / field-by-field when types align
• Supports optional decimal precision for numeric comparisons

Related Functions

• LESS_THAN_OR_EQUALS()

Examples

<= — equality branch

SELECT
    f1 := 3 <= 3, -- Equal values count
    f2 := 2 <= 3, -- Strictly less
    f3 := 4 <= 3 -- Greater is false
;

<= — arrays and rows

SELECT
    f1 := ARRAY(1, 2, 3) <= ARRAY(1., 2., 3.), -- Equal as lexicographic values
    f2 := ARRAY(1, 2) <= ARRAY(1., 2., 3.), -- Shorter is less when the shared prefix is equal
    f3 := ROW(1 AS a) <= ROW(1. AS a) -- Field-wise; integer/decimal may align
;

<= — NULL

SELECT
    f1 := NULL::BIGINT <= 1 -- NULL input
;