function c = lessthan(a,b) % --*-- Unitary tests --*--

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if a(1)<b(1)
    c = true;
else
    if a(1)>b(1)
        c = false;
    else
        if a(2)<b(2)
            c = true;
        else
            c = false;
        end
    end
end

%@test:1
%$ OPATH = pwd();
%$ DSERIES_PATH = strrep(which('initialize_dseries_class'),'/initialize_dseries_class.m','');
%$ cd([DSERIES_PATH '/@dates/private']);
%$
%$ a = [2, 4];
%$ b = [1, 2];
%$
%$ try
%$     boolean = lessthan(a, b);
%$     t(1) = true;
%$ catch
%$     t(1) = false;
%$ end
%$
%$ if t(1)
%$     t(2) = dassert(boolean, false);
%$ end
%$
%$ T = all(t);
%$ cd(OPATH);
%@eof:1

%@test:2
%$ OPATH = pwd();
%$ DSERIES_PATH = strrep(which('initialize_dseries_class'),'/initialize_dseries_class.m','');
%$ cd([DSERIES_PATH '/@dates/private']);
%$
%$ a = [1, 4];
%$ b = [2, 2];
%$
%$ try
%$     boolean = lessthan(a, b);
%$     t(1) = true;
%$ catch
%$     t(1) = false;
%$ end
%$
%$ if t(1)
%$     t(2) = dassert(boolean, true);
%$ end
%$
%$ T = all(t);
%$ cd(OPATH);
%@eof:2

%@test:3
%$ OPATH = pwd();
%$ DSERIES_PATH = strrep(which('initialize_dseries_class'),'/initialize_dseries_class.m','');
%$ cd([DSERIES_PATH '/@dates/private']);
%$
%$ a = [1, 4];
%$ b = [1, 2];
%$
%$ try
%$     boolean = lessthan(a, b);
%$     t(1) = true;
%$ catch
%$     t(1) = false;
%$ end
%$
%$ if t(1)
%$     t(2) = dassert(boolean, false);
%$ end
%$
%$ T = all(t);
%$ cd(OPATH);
%@eof:3

%@test:4
%$ OPATH = pwd();
%$ DSERIES_PATH = strrep(which('initialize_dseries_class'),'/initialize_dseries_class.m','');
%$ cd([DSERIES_PATH '/@dates/private']);
%$
%$ a = [1, 2];
%$ b = [1, 4];
%$
%$ try
%$     boolean = lessthan(a, b);
%$     t(1) = true;
%$ catch
%$     t(1) = false;
%$ end
%$
%$ if t(1)
%$     t(2) = dassert(boolean, true);
%$ end
%$
%$ T = all(t);
%$ cd(OPATH);
%@eof:4

%@test:5
%$ OPATH = pwd();
%$ DSERIES_PATH = strrep(which('initialize_dseries_class'),'/initialize_dseries_class.m','');
%$ cd([DSERIES_PATH '/@dates/private']);
%$
%$ a = [1, 2];
%$ b = [1, 2];
%$
%$ try
%$     boolean = lessthan(a, b);
%$     t(1) = true;
%$ catch
%$     t(1) = false;
%$ end
%$
%$ if t(1)
%$     t(2) = dassert(boolean, false);
%$ end
%$
%$ T = all(t);
%$ cd(OPATH);
%@eof:5