// until C++20
bool operator!=(const_reference lhs, const_reference rhs) noexcept;   // (1)

template<typename ScalarType>
bool operator!=(const_reference lhs, const ScalarType rhs) noexcept;  // (2)

template<typename ScalarType>
bool operator!=(ScalarType lhs, const const_reference rhs) noexcept;  // (2)

// since C++20
class basic_json {
    bool operator!=(const_reference rhs) const noexcept;              // (1)

    template<typename ScalarType>
    bool operator!=(ScalarType rhs) const noexcept;                   // (2)
};

1. Compares two JSON values for inequality according to the following rules:

   • The comparison always yields #!cpp false if (1) either operand is discarded, or (2) either operand is NaN and the other operand is either NaN or any other number.
   • Otherwise, returns the result of #!cpp !(lhs == rhs) (until C++20) or #!cpp !(*this == rhs) (since C++20).

2. Compares a JSON value and a scalar or a scalar and a JSON value for inequality by converting the scalar to a JSON value and comparing both JSON values according to 1.

ScalarType : a scalar type according to std::is_scalar<ScalarType>::value

lhs (in) : first value to consider

rhs (in) : second value to consider

whether the values lhs/*this and rhs are not equal

No-throw guarantee: this function never throws exceptions.

Linear.

!!! note "Comparing NaN"

`NaN` values are unordered within the domain of numbers.
The following comparisons all yield `#!cpp false`:
  1. Comparing a `NaN` with itself.
  2. Comparing a `NaN` with another `NaN`.
  3. Comparing a `NaN` and any other number.

??? example

The example demonstrates comparing several JSON types.
    
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/operator__notequal.cpp"
```

Output:

```json
--8<-- "examples/operator__notequal.output"
```

??? example

The example demonstrates comparing several JSON types against the null pointer (JSON `#!json null`).
    
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/operator__notequal__nullptr_t.cpp"
```

Output:

```json
--8<-- "examples/operator__notequal__nullptr_t.output"
```

1. Added in version 1.0.0. Added C++20 member functions in version 3.11.0.
2. Added in version 1.0.0. Added C++20 member functions in version 3.11.0.