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C COMPILER LIBRARY FUNCTION REFERENCE->Detailed Descriptions->strncmp()

Summary

#include <string.h>

    

char *strncmp(const char* string1, const char* string2, size_t n);

Compare one string with another

Parameters

    

string1	Pointer to first string
string2	Pointer to second string
n	Number of characters to compare

Description

This function lexicographically compares the first n characters of string2 with string1.


Return Value
    

Value	Meaning
Less than 0	sub-string1 less than sub-string2
0	sub-string1 identical to sub-string2
Greater than 0	sub-string1 greater than sub-string2