Use Operators When Scripting

An operator is a symbol or word that causes an operation such as addition or a comparison to be performed in a computation or expression. Most operators can be used when working with both number and text values.

There are three types of operators:

Comparison operators: These compare two values of the same type (text, number, date, multiple choice, or true/false). They return values of true or false depending on whether the comparison is true or not.
Arithmetic operators: These calculate new values. Operands used in the script must be the same type. You can use the Add ( + ) operator to string together (concatenate) two text values.
Logical operators: These return a true/false value based on a logical comparison of their operands, both of which must be true or false.

The following tables explain how each operator works:

Comparison Operator	Description
=	The two items in the comparison are of equal value. For example: BirthDate = 17 Dec 1989 Employee Name = "Louisa Gehrig"
!=	The two items in the comparison are not of equal value. For example: if ExhibitA != true if PlaintiffGender != "Male"
<	The first item in the comparison has a lesser value than the second item. For example: AccountBalance < 9000 counter < 10
>	The first item in the comparison has a greater value than the second item. For example: DependentAge > 18
<=	The first item in the comparison is less than or equal to the second item. For example: ClientAge <= 65 counter <= 2
>=	The first item in the comparison is greater than or equal to the second item. For example: TaxedIncome >= 75000

Arithmetic Operator	Description
+	Add the different components of the script together. For example: Value1 + Value2 ClientStreet + ", " + ClientCity + ", " + ClientState
-	Subtract the different components of the script from each other. For example: MonthlyIncome - AmountOfOwedChildSupport
*	Multiply the different components of the script. For example: PurchasePrice * 0.625
/	Divide the different components of the script. For example: YearlySalary / 12

Logical Operator	Description
AND	The statement to the left and the statement to the right must both be true. For example: if ClientIsMarried and ClientHasChildren
OR	The statement to the left or the statement to the right must be true. For example: if ClientIsSingle or ClientIsWidowed
NOT	The two items in the comparison must not be equal to each other.

The final operator, the parentheses ( ), instructs HotDocs to perform the operation inside the parentheses first.