not-equal-to-transact-sql-exclamation.md

title	!= (Not Equal To) (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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Not Equal To (Transact SQL) - exclamation

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Tests whether one expression is not equal to another expression (a comparison operator). If either or both operands are NULL, NULL is returned. Functions the same as the <> (Not Equal To) comparison operator.

See Also

Expressions (Transact-SQL)
Operators (Transact-SQL)