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Mysql NOT EQUAL

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MySQL NOT EQUAL Function

This function checks two inputs by using the NOT EQUAL comparison.

Syntax NOT EQUAL

a != b;

OR

a <> b;

Return

Returns 1 when the function is true, or otherwise returns 0.

Example 1

mysql> SELECT 3 != 2 eq1, 3 != 3 eq2, 3 <> 2 eq3;
+-----+-----+-----+
| eq1 | eq2 | eq3 |
+-----+-----+-----+
|   1 |   0 |   1 | 
+-----+-----+-----+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example 2

mysql> SELECT * FROM myscore 
    -> WHERE score != 30;
+----+-------+--------------+
| id | score | student_name |
+----+-------+--------------+
|  2 |    40 | Jing         | 
|  3 |    34 | Kim          | 
+----+-------+--------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT * FROM myscore  
    -> WHERE score <> 30;
+----+-------+--------------+
| id | score | student_name |
+----+-------+--------------+
|  2 |    40 | Jing         | 
|  3 |    34 | Kim          | 
+----+-------+--------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

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