Linux / Unix Command: wcscmp

Command Library

NAME

wcscmp - compare two wide-character strings  

SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

int wcscmp(const wchar_t *s1, const wchar_t *s2);

 

DESCRIPTION

The wcscmp function is the wide-character equivalent of the strcmp function. It compares the wide-character string pointed to by s1 and the wide-character string pointed to by s2.  

RETURN VALUE

The wcscmp function returns zero if the wide-character strings at s1 and s2 are equal. It returns an integer greater than zero if at the first differing position i, the corresponding wide-character s1[i] is greater than s2[i]. It returns an integer less than zero if at the first differing position i, the corresponding wide-character s1[i] is less than s2[i].  

CONFORMING TO

ISO/ANSI C, UNIX98  

SEE ALSO

strcmp(3), wcscasecmp(3), wmemcmp(3)

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