The DATE < DATE operator returns a value of true if the first date value is less than the second date value.
The < operator works with any two date values including date variables, date expressions, and functions returning date values.
| Operator | Description | After you drag and drop the operator into the script tab: | Expression returns: |
| < | ⟦DATE⟧ > ⟦DATE⟧ | Replace both ⟦DATE⟧ placeholders with the date values you want to compare in your script. You can drop a variable (from the Component tab) or another model on the placeholder, or you can replace the placeholder with an expression. | A TRUE/FALSE value. |
IF TODAY < DATE OF (12,31,2016) //TRUE any day before 12/31/2016
After you download the example template, you can import the template to any workspace to see this example code in action.