C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/Functions/strncmp

strncmp #include <cstring> int strncmp( const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t count ); The strncmp() function compares at most count characters of str1 and str2. The return value is as follows: Return value Explanation less than 0 str1 is less than str2 equal to 0 str1 is equal to str2 greater than 0 str1 is greater than str2 If there are less than count characters in either string, then the comparison will stop after the first null termination is encountered. Related topics strchr - strcmp - strcpy - strlen - strncat - strncpy