# Greater/Less Than

`ShouldBeGreaterThan` is the inverse of `ShouldBeLessThan`.

## ShouldBeGreaterThan

```cs
var mrBurns = new Person { Name = "Mr. Burns", Salary = 30000 };
mrBurns.Salary.ShouldBeGreaterThan(300000000);
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeGreaterThan.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeGreaterThan.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
mrBurns.Salary
    should be greater than
300000000
    but was
30000
```

## ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo

```cs
var mrBurns = new Person { Name = "Mr. Burns", Salary = 299999999 };
mrBurns.Salary.ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(300000000);
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
mrBurns.Salary
    should be greater than or equal to
300000000
    but was
299999999
```

## ShouldBeLessThan

```cs
var homer = new Person { Name = "Homer", Salary = 300000000 };
homer.Salary.ShouldBeLessThan(30000);
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeLessThan.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeLessThan.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
homer.Salary
    should be less than
30000
    but was
300000000
```

## ShouldBeLessThanOrEqualTo

```cs
var homer = new Person { Name = "Homer", Salary = 30001 };
homer.Salary.ShouldBeLessThanOrEqualTo(30000);
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeLessThanOrEqualTo.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeGreater_LessThanExamples.ShouldBeLessThanOrEqualTo.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
homer.Salary
    should be less than or equal to
30000
    but was
30001
```