strcoll
int strcoll (const char string1[], const char string2[]);
Purpose
Compares two NUL-terminated strings, both interpreted as appropriate to the LC_COLLATE category of the current locale. The comparison is based upon the value of the characters in the string which are interpreted as unsigned chars.
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Note You can use setlocale to change the locale specifically for strcoll. |
Parameters
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Name | Type | Description |
string1 | const char [] | Contains a pointer to the string that is compared to string2. |
string2 | const char [] | Contains a pointer to the string that is compared to string1. |
Return Value
Name | Type | Description | ||||||||
comparisonResult | int |
Contains the result of the comparison between the two specified strings, both interpreted as appropriate to the LC_COLLATE
category of the current locale. The comparison is based on the value of the characters, which are interpreted as unsigned char values,
in the two strings. The following explains the possible return values:
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Additional Information
Library: ANSI C Library
Include file: ansi_c.h
LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 3.0 and later