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    stricomp

    Compare 2 null-terminated strings, case insensitive.

    Declaration

    Source position: strings.pp line 57

    function stricomp(str1: PAnsiChar; str2: PAnsiChar) : SizeInt;

    Description

    Compares the null-terminated strings S1 and S2, ignoring case. The result is

    • A negative SizeInt when S1<S2.
    • 0 when S1=S2.
    • A positive SizeInt when S1>S2.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    StrLComp Compare limited number of characters of 2 null-terminated strings.
    StrComp Compare 2 null-terminated strings, case sensitive.
    StrLIComp Compare limited number of characters in 2 null-terminated strings, ignoring case.

    Example

    Program Example8;

Uses strings;

{ Program to demonstrate the StrLComp function. }

Const P1 : PChar = 'This is the first string.';
      P2 : PCHar = 'This is the second string.';

Var L : Longint;

begin
  Write ('P1 and P2 are ');
  If StrComp (P1,P2)<>0 then write ('NOT ');
  write ('equal. The first ');
  L:=1;
  While StrLComp(P1,P2,L)=0 do inc (L);
  dec(l);
  Writeln (l,' characters are the same.');
end.