strcmp()

Compare two strings

Synopsis:

#include <string.h>

int strcmp( const char* s1, 
            const char* s2 );

Library:

libc

Description:

The strcmp() function compares the string pointed to by s1 to the string pointed to by s2.

Returns:

< 0: s1 is less than s2.
0: s1 is equal to s2.
> 0: s1 is greater than s2.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
    printf( "%d\n", strcmp( "abcdef", "abcdef" ) );
    printf( "%d\n", strcmp( "abcdef", "abc" ) );
    printf( "%d\n", strcmp( "abc", "abcdef" ) );
    printf( "%d\n", strcmp( "abcdef", "mnopqr" ) );
    printf( "%d\n", strcmp( "mnopqr", "abcdef" ) );

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

produces the output:

Classification:

ANSI

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	Yes
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes