strcoll() - string.h

The C library function int strcoll(const char *str1, const char *str2) compares string str1 to str2. The result is dependent on the LC_COLLATE setting of the location.

Syntax

int strcoll(const char *str1, const char *str2)

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main ()
{
   char str1[15];
   char str2[15];
   int ret;

   strcpy(str1, "abc");
   strcpy(str2, "ABC");

   ret = strcoll(str1, str2);

   if(ret > 0)
   {
      printf("str1 is less than str2");
   }
   else if(ret < 0) 
   {
      printf("str2 is less than str1");
   }
   else 
   {
      printf("str1 is equal to str2");
   }
   
   return(0);
}

Output / Return Value

str1 is less than str2

Limitations

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