# \[Flash 8: AS2\] What is this \<\>?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-what-is-this/310758>\
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**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-what-is-this/310758 "2010-06-18T10:59:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-what-is-this/310758/1 "2010-06-18T10:59:40Z")

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I have seen this

if (\_root.pic\<\>num){

what on earth is \<\> ???

any clues, can’t seem to use google to search for it, and it doesn’t show up in the forum search either.