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C.2. Selection Criteria Operators
Table C.2, “Selection Criteria Grouping Operators” describes the selection criteria grouping operators.
Table C.2. Selection Criteria Grouping Operators
Grouping Operator | Description |
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( ) | Used for grouping statements |
[ ] | Used to group strings into a string list (exact match) |
{ } | Used to group strings into a string list (subset match) |
Table C.3, “Selection Criteria Comparison Operators” describes the selection criteria comparison operators and the field types with which they can be used.
Table C.3. Selection Criteria Comparison Operators
Comparison Operator | Description | Field Type |
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=~ | Matching regular expression | regex |
!~ | Not matching regular expression. | regex |
= | Equal to | number, size, percent, string, string list, time |
!= | Not equal to | number, size, percent, string, string list, time |
>= | Greater than or equal to | number, size, percent, time |
> | Greater than | number, size, percent, time |
<= | Less than or equal to | number, size, percent, time |
< | Less than | number, size, percent, time |
since | Since specified time (same as >=) | time |
after | After specified time (same as >) | time |
until | Until specified time (same as <=) | time |
before | Before specified time (same as <) | time |
Table C.4, “Selection Criteria Logical and Grouping Operators” describes the selection criteria logical and grouping operators.
Table C.4. Selection Criteria Logical and Grouping Operators
Logical and Grouping Operator | Description |
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&& | All fields must match |
, | All fields must match (same as &&) |
|| | At least one field must match |
# | At least one field must match (same as ||) |
! | Logical negation |
( | Left parenthesis (grouping operator) |
) | Right parenthesis (grouping operator) |
[ | List start (grouping operator) |
] | List end (grouping operator) |
{ | List subset start (grouping operator) |
} | List subset end (grouping operator) |