strcmp#

Synopsis#

#include <string.h>

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

Status#

Partially implemented

Conformance#

IEEE Std 1003.1-2017

Description#

The strcmp() function shall compare the string pointed to by s1 to the string pointed to by s2. The sign of a non-zero return value shall be determined by the sign of the difference between the values of the first pair of bytes (both interpreted as type unsigned char) that differ in the strings being compared.

Return value#

Upon completion, strcmp() shall return an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0, if the string pointed to by s1 is greater than, equal to, or less than the string pointed to by s2, respectively.

Errors#

No errors are defined.

Tests#

Untested

Known bugs#

None

See Also#

  1. Standard library functions

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