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strnicmp
| Example: strnicmp | String Manipulation Functions |
Performs a case-insensitive comparison between n characters from string1 and string2 to determine the alphabetic order.
int strnicmp( constchar *string1, const char *string2, size_t num);
| string1 | The first string that is compared. |
| string2 | The second string that is compared. |
| num | The number of characters to compare. |
Return Values
Returns a value indicating the lexicographical relation between the strings:
| Return value | Description |
| <0 | string1 is less than string2 |
| 0 | string1 is the same as string2 |
| >0 | string1 is greater than string2 |
