| Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition StrComp Function |
Language Reference Version 1 |
Description
Returns a value indicating the result of a string comparison.
Syntax
StrComp(string1, string2[, compare])The StrComp function syntax has these arguments:
Part Description string1 Required. Any valid string expression. string2 Required. Any valid string expression. compare Optional. Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating strings. If omitted, a binary comparison is performed. See Settings section for values.
Settings
The compare argument can have the following values:
Constant Value Description vbBinaryCompare 0 Perform a binary comparison. vbTextCompare 1 Perform a textual comparison.
Return Values
The StrComp function has the following return values:
If StrComp returns string1 is less than string2 -1 string1 is equal to string2 0 string1 is greater than string2 1 string1 or string2 is Null Null
Remarks
The following example uses the StrComp function to return the results of a string comparison. If the third argument is 1, a textual comparison is performed; if the third argument is 0 or omitted, a binary comparison is performed.Dim MyStr1, MyStr2, MyComp MyStr1 = "ABCD": MyStr2 = "abcd" ' Define variables. MyComp = StrComp(MyStr1, MyStr2, 1) ' Returns 0. MyComp = StrComp(MyStr1, MyStr2, 0) ' Returns -1. MyComp = StrComp(MyStr2, MyStr1) ' Returns 1.