# Compare negative numbers
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147
**Category:** General
**Created:** [30 August 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147 "2022-08-30T19:20:28Z")
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### Author:  [@DrS1981](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DrS1981)
#### Post date: [30 August 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147/1 "2022-08-30T19:20:28Z")
Hello,
i try a simple compare from negative numbers like this:
if (number1 \<\< number2){
result = 1;
}
if (number1 \>\> number2){
result = 2;
}
For example:
if (-300 \<\< -200){
result =1;
}
if (-300 \>\> -200){
result=2;
}
But my result is always result = 2
With positive numbers it works but with negative doesn`t works
I tried to parse the string numbers in float numbers before compare but it doesn`t works too
can somebody give me a simple example for a compare with negative numbers
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [30 August 2022 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147/2 "2022-08-30T19:25:55Z")
`>>` and `<<` are the right and left shift commands
For less than you want `<`
for less than or equal you want `\<=
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### Author:  [@DrS1981](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DrS1981)
#### Post date: [30 August 2022 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147/3 "2022-08-30T19:35:44Z")
Thank you
now it works after i found a further mistake
For testing i used inject nodes and i send strings as payload instead of numbers 🤦♂️
after searching for the mistake i build in a second and lost my mind 😑
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [29 October 2022 19:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/compare-negative-numbers/67147/4 "2022-10-29T19:36:16Z")
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