Compares the first n characters of two strings.

Syntax

bRes = StrnCmp(str1, str2, n)

Arguments

Name

Description

str1

A string.

str2

A string.

n

A number: the number of characters to compare.

Outputs

Name

Description

bRes

A number (0 or 1).

Example

Syntax

print(StrnCmp('HyperMath','Hypermath',6))

print(StrnCmp('HyperMath','Hypermath',5))

Comments

bRes = StrnCmp(str1, str2, n) returns 1 if the first n characters of strings str1 and str2 are the same (and 0 in the other cases).

Comparaison is case sensitive.

See Also:

StrCmp