Standard C Functions


strcmp


Syntax

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

Arguments

str1      pointer to a character string buffer 
str2      pointer to another character string buffer

Return Value

A value less than 0
       str1 is less than str2
A value equal to 0
       str1 is equal to str2
A value greater than 0
       str1 is greater than str2

Description

It compares str1 to str2 lexicographically.