History of strncmp

== Syntax ==

:int strncmp(const char* s1, const char* s2, int n)

== Arguments ==

:s1

::Pointer to the string to compare.

:s2

::Pointer to the string to which the first string is compared to.

:n

::The maximum number of characters to compare.

== Return ==

:An integer value indicating the result of the comparison.

== Description ==

:Compares up to the first n characters of two strings.

:If a negative value is returned, string s1 is found to be less then s2. If zero is returned, both strings are identical. If a value positive and greater then zero is returned, string s1 is greater than s2.

:Characters are compared by their order in the ASCII character map, this means number will be considered less then alphabetical characters, likewise capitals are considered greater than non-capitals.

== See Also ==

:strcmp