HP C/iX Library Reference Manual (30026-90004)

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HP C/iX Library Function Descriptions

strcmp

Compares two strings and returns an integer indicating the result of the comparison.

Syntax

#include <string.h>

int strcmp(const char *

, const char *

);

Parameters

Pointers to character strings.

Return Values

< 0 The

parameter is less than

= 0 The

and

parameters are equal.

> 0 The

parameter is greater than

Description

In the strcmp function,

and

are character pointers to the null-terminated character

strings to be compared. This function compares the entire strings, stopping as soon as the

result is determined or when a null character is encountered.