strcmp
Syntax:
#include <cstring> int strcmp( const char *str1, const char *str2 );
The function strcmp() compares str1 and str2, then returns:
Return value | Explanation |
---|---|
less than 0 | ''str1'' is less than ''str2'' |
equal to 0 | ''str1'' is equal to ''str2'' |
greater than 0 | ''str1'' is greater than ''str2'' |
For example:
printf( "Enter your name: " ); scanf( "%s", name ); if( strcmp( name, "Mary" ) == 0 ) { printf( "Hello, Dr. Mary!\n" ); }
Note that if str1 or str2 are missing a null-termination character, then strcmp() may not produce valid results. For a similar (and safer) function that includes explicit bounds checking, see strncmp().
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