===== The <assessmentStatement> Element =====
==== Definition and Usage ====

The [[assessmentstatement|<assessmentStatement>]] element is used to compare variable values
specified in [[attributeassessment|<attributeAssessment>]] elements, or to compare the values
of these variables with absolute values specified in [[valueassessment|<valueAssessment>]]
elements.

The [[assessmentstatement|<assessmentStatement>]] element has a //comparator// attribute
that compares the values inferred from its child elements
([[attributeassessment|<attributeAssessment>]] elements and [[valueassessment|<valueAssessment>]] elements).

==== Syntax ====
^ Element ^ Attributes ^ Content ^ Parent ^
| [[assessmentstatement|<assessmentStatement>]] | __//comparator//__ | ([[attributeassessment|<attributeAssessment>]], ([[attributeassessment|<attributeAssessment>]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[valueassessment|<valueAssessment>]])) | [[compoundcondition|<compoundCondition>]] or [[compoundstatement|<compoundStatement>]] |
==== Attributes ====

^ Name ^ Value ^ Description ^
| //comparator// | "eq", "ne", "gt", "lt", "gte", or "lte". | The //comparator// attribute compares the values inferred from the child elements of the [[assessmentstatement|<assessmentStatement>]] element. |