Multiple comparison operators in one parentheses Topic is solved

[pneumatic]

AHK v1 accepts this code:

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var := 0
if (0 < var < 100)
	msgbox var is between 0 and 100
else
	msgbox var is NOT between 0 and 100

The (0 < var < 100) is not being evaluated as I was expecting (I've tried adding % and removing brackets).

What does ahk interpret (0 < var < 100) as exactly? I've looked in the manual but couldn't seem to find anything.

Apologies in advance.

[mikeyww]

Righto. My guess: 0 < var evaluates to 0. That value < 100 evaluates to 1, so the result is 1.

Another one:

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Send % 1 < 2 < 1

1 < 2 is 1. 1 < 1 is 0, so the result is 0.

You can now guess the next two correctly.

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Send % (1 < 2 < 3) "`n" (1 < (2 < 3))

[swagfag]

https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Language.htm#operators
left-to-right based on precedence, unless otherwise specified

as to why it is that way - it would be more difficult to parse correctly if adhering to the mathematical notation