SYNOPSIS<strcmp $a $b [$mode]>
<strcmpi $a $b [$mode]>
DESCRIPTION
The strcmp
function compares every value of $a
against
every value of $b
as a string. For each comparison, an integer
value is returned:
$a
< $b
$a
= $b
$a
> $b
The optional $mode
argument is a
stringcomparemode
-style (here)
compare mode to use; the default is the current apicp
stringcomparemode, with "ignorecase" added for
strcmpi
. The $mode
values are used in the same order as
$b
values. The $mode
argument was added in version 6.
DIAGNOSTICSstrcmp
and strcmpi
return A*B integer values
(A and B being the number of values of $a
and $b
).
EXAMPLE<strcmpi "This" "this">
The return value in $ret
would be 0.
CAVEATS
Text is compared according to apicp stringcomparemode (with
"ignorecase" for strcmpi
) or the $mode
argument.
SEE ALSOstrncmp
, strnicmp
, strfoldcmp