strncmp() - string.h

The C library function int strncmp(const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t n) compares at most the first n bytes of str1 and str2.

Syntax

int strncmp(const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t n)

Example

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

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

   strcpy(str1, "abcdef");
   strcpy(str2, "ABCDEF");

   ret = strncmp(str1, str2, 4);

   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

str2 is less than str1

Limitations

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