Neq Element (Query)

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

Arithmetic operator that means "not equal to" and is used in queries.

<Neq>
  <FieldRef Name = "Field_Name"/>
  <Value Type = "Field_Type"/>
  <XML />
</Neq>

Attributes

Child Elements

Parent Elements

Occurrences

Example

The following example queries the Status field for cases where the value does not equal Completed or is null, returning the results according to a descending sort on the Modified field. The Where element contains an Or element to group the filters.

<Query>
  <OrderBy>
    <FieldRef Name="Modified" Ascending="FALSE"></FieldRef>
  </OrderBy>
  <Where>
    <Or>
      <Neq>
        <FieldRef Name="Status"></FieldRef>
        <Value Type="Text">Completed</Value>
      </Neq>
      <IsNull>
        <FieldRef Name="Status"></FieldRef>
      </IsNull>
     </Or>
   </Where>
</Query>

See Also

Reference

Eq Element (Query)

Geq Element (Query)

Gt Element (Query)

Lt Element (Query)