EDCS Reference Manual
Functions
EDCS CompareStrings
extern int
EDCS_CompareStrings
(
constEDCS_String *a_ptr, (notes)
constEDCS_String *b_ptr (notes)
);

Definition

Compares 2 EDCS_Strings. This function's signature is compatible with qsort.

If the locales match, this is a string comparison; otherwise, the result is determined by the locale comparison.


Returns

-1 if a_ptr is NULL and b_ptr is non-NULL, or *a_ptr < *b_ptr
0 if both arguments are NULL, or *a_ptr == *b_ptr
1 if b_ptr is NULL and a_ptr is non-NULL, or *a_ptr > *b_ptr


Parameters Notes


a_ptr

 handle to 1st EDCS_String to be compared

b_ptr

 handle to 2nd EDCS_String to be compared


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