What is lexical comparison in SAP BC-CST-IC - Internet Communication Manager?

SAP Term: lexical comparison

• Component: BC-CST-IC

• Component Name: Internet Communication Manager

• Description: Operands are compared to each other lexically, for example, 123 <><<> 4 is TRUE since only the first numbers are compared with each other. Possible lexical comparison operations are: =, <><<>, >, <><<>=, >=, Meaning from left to right: lexically equal to, lexically less than, lexically greater than, lexically less than or equal to, lexically greater than or equal to.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Lexical comparison is a feature of the BC-CST-IC Internet Communication Manager (ICM) component of SAP. It is used to compare two strings of text and determine if they are similar or not. The comparison is based on the number of characters that match between the two strings. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Lexical comparison can be used to compare two strings of text and determine if they are similar or not. The comparison is based on the number of characters that match between the two strings. The ICM component of SAP provides a lexical comparison function which can be used to compare two strings of text. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using lexical comparison, it is important to remember that the comparison is based on the number of characters that match between the two strings. Therefore, it is important to ensure that both strings are of equal length before performing the comparison. Additionally, it is important to note that lexical comparison does not take into account any other factors such as punctuation or capitalization. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The ICM component of SAP also provides other features such as string manipulation, regular expression matching, and URL encoding/decoding. These features can be used in conjunction with lexical comparison to provide more accurate results. Additionally, there are other third-party tools available which can be used for lexical comparison.