C Programming on the IBM PC (C Programmers Reference Guide Series)

strcmp

#include <string.h>int strcmp(const char *str1, const char *str2);

The strcmp( ) function lexicographically compares two strings and returns an integer based on the outcome, as shown here:

Value

Meaning

Less than zero

str1 is less than str2

Zero

str1 is equal to str2

Greater than zero

str1 is greater than str2

Related functions are strchr( ), strcpy( ), and strncmp( ).

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