strcmp(9F)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | INTERFACE LEVEL | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | CONTEXT | SEE ALSO

NAME

strcmp, strncmp- compare two null-terminated strings.

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/ddi.h>

int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
int strncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n);

INTERFACE LEVEL

Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI).

PARAMETERS

s1, s2

Pointers to character strings.

n

Count of characters to be compared.

DESCRIPTION

strcmp()

strcmp() returns 0 if the strings are the same, or the integer value of the expression (*s1 - *s2) for the last characters compared if they differ.

strncmp()

strncmp() returns 0 if the first n characters of s1 and s2 are the same, or (*s1 - *s2) for the last characters compared if they differ.

RETURN VALUES

strcmp( ) returns 0 if the strings are the same, or (*s1 - *s2) for the last characters compared if they differ.

strncmp() returns 0 if the first n characters of strings are the same, or (*s1 - *s2) for the last characters compared if they differ.

CONTEXT

These functions can be called from user or interrupt context.

SEE ALSO

Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 1 Apr 1994

NAME | SYNOPSIS | INTERFACE LEVEL | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | CONTEXT | SEE ALSO