---
title: ".!=(_:_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "swift/simd/'.!=(_:_:)-8undu"
---

# .!=(_:_:)

Returns a vector mask with the result of a pointwise inequality comparison.

## Declaration

```swift
static func .!= (a: Self.Scalar, b: Self) -> SIMDMask<Self.MaskStorage>
```