function l = ge(varargin)

% Overloads the >= operator for dates objects.
%
% INPUTS
% - o [dates]   object with n or 1 elements.
% - p [dates]   object with n or 1 elements.
%
% OUTPUTS
% - l [logical] column vector of max(n,1) elements (zeros or ones).

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[o, p] = comparison_arg_checks(varargin{:});

l = o.time>=p.time;

return % --*-- Unit tests --*--

%@test:1
% Define some dates
date_2 = '1950Q2';
date_3 = '1950Q3';
date_4 = '1950Q1';
date_5 = '1949Q2';

% Call the tested routine.
d2 = dates(date_2);
d3 = dates(date_3);
d4 = dates(date_4);
d5 = dates(date_5);
i1 = (d2>=d3);
i2 = (d3>=d4);
i3 = (d4>=d2);
i4 = (d5>=d4);
i5 = (d5>=d5);

% Check the results.
t(1) = isequal(i1,false);
t(2) = isequal(i2,true);
t(3) = isequal(i3,false);
t(4) = isequal(i4,false);
t(5) = isequal(i5,true);
T = all(t);
%@eof:1

%@test:2
% Define some dates
B1 = '1945Q1';
B2 = '1945Q2';
B3 = '1945Q3';
B4 = '1945Q4';
B5 = '1950Q1';

% Create dates objects.
dd = dates(B1,B2,B3,B4);

% Check the results.
t(1) = isequal(dates(B1)>=dates(B2),false);
t(2) = isequal(dates(B2)>=dates(B1),true);
t(3) = isequal(dates(B2)>=dates(B2),true);
t(4) = isequal(dd>=dates(B5),false(4,1));
t(5) = isequal(dates(B5)>=dd,true(4,1));
t(6) = isequal(dates(B1)>=dd,[true; false(3,1)]);
T = all(t);
%@eof:2
