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Determines if one value is less than another.
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Determines if one value is less than another.
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<pre class="synopsis">(a <span class="command"><strong><</strong></span> b <span class="command"><strong>?</strong></span> v1 <span class="command"><strong>:</strong></span> v2)</pre>
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where <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span> may be expressions, but <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> not audio-rate.
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In the above conditional, <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> are first compared. If the indicated relation is true (<span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> less than <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>), then the conditional expression has the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span>; if the relation is false, the expression has the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span>.
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NB.: If <span class="emphasis"><em>v1</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>v2</em></span> are expressions, these will be evaluated before the conditional is determined.
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In terms of binding strength, all conditional operators (i.e. the relational operators (<span class="emphasis"><em><</em></span>, etc.), and <span class="emphasis"><em>?</em></span>, and <span class="emphasis"><em>:</em></span> ) are weaker than the arithmetic and logical operators (<span class="emphasis"><em>+</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>-</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>*</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>/</em></span>, <span class="emphasis"><em>&&</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>||</em></span>).
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These are <span class="emphasis"><em>operators</em></span> not <span class="emphasis"><em>opcodes</em></span>. Therefore, they can be used within orchestra statements, but do not form complete statements themselves.
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Here is an example of the < operator. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/lessthan.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">lessthan.csd</em></a>.
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<strong>Example 21. Example of the < operator.</strong>
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<p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag"><CsoundSynthesizer></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsOptions></span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac <span class="comment">;;;realtime audio out</span>
<span class="comment">;-iadc ;;;uncomment -iadc if realtime audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o <.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag"></CsOptions></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsInstruments></span>
<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 2
<span class="ohdr">0dbfs</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1
<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
ipch <span class="op">=</span> p4
ipitch <span class="op">=</span> (ipch <span class="op"><</span> 15 <span class="op">?</span> <span class="opc">cpspch</span>(ipch) <span class="op">:</span> ipch) <span class="comment">;if p4 is lower then 15, it assumes p4 to be pitch-class</span>
<span class="opc">print</span> ipitch <span class="comment">;and not meant to be a frequency in Hertz</span>
asig <span class="opc">poscil</span> .5, ipitch , 1
<span class="opc">outs</span> asig, asig
<span class="oblock">endin</span>
<span class="csdtag"></CsInstruments></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsScore></span>
<span class="stamnt">f</span>1 0 8192 10 1 <span class="comment">;sine wave</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 3 8.00 <span class="comment">;pitch class</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 4 3 800 <span class="comment">;frequency</span>
<span class="stamnt">e</span>
<span class="csdtag"></CsScore></span>
<span class="csdtag"></CsoundSynthesizer></span>
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Its output should include lines like this:
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ipitch = 261.626
ipitch = 800.00</pre>
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<a class="link" href="equals.html" title="=="><em class="citetitle">==</em></a>,
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<a class="link" href="lessequal.html" title="<="><em class="citetitle"><=</em></a>,
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