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.. _lge:

.. index:: LGE

.. index:: lexical comparison of strings

.. index:: string, comparison

LGE --- Lexical greater than or equal
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.. function:: LGE(STRING_A, STRING_B)

  Determines whether one string is lexically greater than or equal to
  another string, where the two strings are interpreted as containing
  ASCII character codes.  If the String A and String B are not the same
  length, the shorter is compared as if spaces were appended to it to form
  a value that has the same length as the longer.

  :param STRING_A:
    Shall be of default ``CHARACTER`` type.

  :param STRING_B:
    Shall be of default ``CHARACTER`` type.

  :return:
    Returns ``.TRUE.`` if ``STRING_A >= STRING_B``, and ``.FALSE.``
    otherwise, based on the ASCII ordering.

  Standard:
    Fortran 77 and later

  Class:
    Elemental function

  Syntax:
    .. code-block:: fortran

      RESULT = LGE(STRING_A, STRING_B)

  Specific names:
    .. list-table::
       :header-rows: 1

       * - Name
         - Argument
         - Return type
         - Standard

       * - ``LGE(STRING_A,STRING_B)``
         - ``CHARACTER``
         - ``LOGICAL``
         - Fortran 77 and later

  See also:
    :ref:`LGT`,
    :ref:`LLE`,
    :ref:`LLT`