---
title: "!=(_:_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "swift/array/!=(_:_:)"
---

# !=(_:_:)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two values are not equal.

## Declaration

```swift
static func != (lhs: borrowing Self, rhs: borrowing Self) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `lhs`: A value to compare.
- `rhs`: Another value to compare.

## Discussion

Discussion Inequality is the inverse of equality. For any values a and b, a != b implies that a == b is false. This is the default implementation of the not-equal-to operator (!=) for any type that conforms to Equatable.

## See Also

### Comparing Arrays

- [==(_:_:)](swift/array/==(_:_:).md)
- [elementsEqual(_:)](swift/array/elementsequal(_:).md)
- [elementsEqual(_:by:)](swift/array/elementsequal(_:by:).md)
- [starts(with:)](swift/array/starts(with:).md)
- [starts(with:by:)](swift/array/starts(with:by:).md)
- [lexicographicallyPrecedes(_:)](swift/array/lexicographicallyprecedes(_:).md)
- [lexicographicallyPrecedes(_:by:)](swift/array/lexicographicallyprecedes(_:by:).md)