Title: &#8220;&lt;&quot; become null
Last modified: December 8, 2018

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# “<" become null

 *  Resolved [wltan1999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wltan1999/)
 * (@wltan1999)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/become-null/)
 * When I try to edit/insert a new row that has a column with value “<“, it become
   a null value
 * For example, I have a column “Operator”, when I save “>=” as string, it is fine.
   
   When I input the value “<=”, it saved as null.

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 *  Plugin Author [wpDataTables](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdatatables/)
 * (@wpdatatables)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/become-null/#post-11026804)
 * Hi,
 * We sincerely apologize for the late reply.
 * Could You please explain to us what You’re trying to do in a bit more detail?
   Did You set conditional formatting for “Operator” column, and when You’re adding
   new values it doesn’t show the “<=” value, but instead shows “0”; or are You 
   trying to add that rule in-line?
 * Thank You for Your understanding.
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    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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