---
title: ".!=(_:_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Operator
path: "swift/simd16/'.!=(_:_:)-4x5vy"
---

# .!=(_:_:)

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

## Declaration

```swift
static func .!= (a: SIMD16<Scalar>, b: SIMD16<Scalar>) -> SIMDMask<SIMD16<Scalar>.MaskStorage>
```