_@STRCMP
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_@STRCMP |
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_@STRCMP function is used in a Logic Template to compare two strings just as strcmp is used in the C programming language. The two strings are passed as arguments to the function. They are compared on a character by character basis.
Returns
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0 |
The two strings are identical. |
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-1 |
The first string is shorter than the second string, but every character in the first string is an exact match to the corresponding character in the second string. |
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1 |
The second string is shorter than the first string, but every character in the second string is an exact match to the corresponding character in the first string. |
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-1 |
The strings do not match, and the first character within the first string not to match the corresponding character in the second string has a lower intrinsic value than the corresponding character in the second string. |
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1 |
The strings do not match, and the first character within the first string not to match the corresponding character in the second string has a higher intrinsic value than the corresponding character in the second string. |
Format
_@STRCMP( string_1,
string_2
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Argument |
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string_1 |
The first string literal or the name of the first string data field to be tested. |
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string_2 |
The second string literal or the name of the second string data field to be tested. |
Example
//Only display cities beginning with "M"
IF ( (0 <= _@STRCMP( City, "M" ) ) && (0 > _@STRCMP( City, "N" ) ) )
. . . . . . .
ENDIF