wcscmp(3p)
NAME
wcscmp - compare two wide-character strings
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h> int wcscmp(const wchar_t *ws1, const wchar_t *ws2);
DESCRIPTION
The wcscmp() function shall compare the wide-character string pointed
to by ws1 to the wide-character string pointed to by ws2.
The sign of a non-zero return value shall be determined by the sign of
the difference between the values of the first pair of wide-character
codes that differ in the objects being compared.
RETURN VALUE
Upon completion, wcscmp() shall return an integer greater than, equal
to, or less than 0, if the wide-character string pointed to by ws1 is
greater than, equal to, or less than the wide-character string pointed
to by ws2, respectively.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
wcsncmp() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
<wchar.h>
COPYRIGHT
- Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .