Further to José's description, here is an example: if (($a % $b) < $c) { } The above expression evaluates to a boolean. As José says below, it means take the remainder of $a divided by $b, then if that value is less than $c the overall expression evaluates to true, otherwise false. -----Original Message----- From: José Miguel Santibáñez A. [mailto:jms@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 24 February 2006 17:45 To: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Re: number checker > Can this be explained? > how was < used as what kind of operator? > thanks again for ur help % is Modulus operator: $a % $b = Remainder of $a divided by $b. < is logical operator: less than -- José Miguel Santibáñez jms@xxxxxxxxx PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/