What does operator ~= mean in Lua?

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Alejandro Simkievich picture Alejandro Simkievich · Jan 11, 2016 · Viewed 37.7k times · Source

What does the ~= operator mean in Lua?

For example, in the following code:

if x ~= params then

Answer

caulitomaz picture caulitomaz · Jan 11, 2016

the ~= is not equals

It is the equivalent in other languages of !=

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