AnsiStrIComp
Compare two null-terminated strings. Case insensitive.
Declaration
Source position: sysstrh.inc line 97
function AnsiStrIComp(S1: PChar; S2: PChar) : Integer;
Description
AnsiStrIComp compares 2 PChar strings, and returns the following result:
- <0
- if S1<S2.
- 0
- if S1=S2.
- >0
- if S1>S2.
The comparison of the two strings is case-insensitive.
Remark
A widestring manager must be installed in order for this function to work correctly with various character sets. !!!
Errors
None.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AnsiCompareStr | Compare 2 ansistrings, case sensitive, ignoring accents characters. |
| AnsiCompareText | Compare 2 ansistrings, case insensitive, ignoring accents characters. |
Example
Program Example55;
{ This program demonstrates the AnsiStrIComp function }
Uses sysutils;
Procedure TestIt (S1,S2 : Pchar);
Var R : Longint;
begin
R:=AnsiStrIComp(S1,S2);
Write ('"',S1,'" is ');
If R<0 then
write ('less than ')
else If R=0 then
Write ('equal to ')
else
Write ('larger than ');
Writeln ('"',S2,'"');
end;
Begin
Testit('One string','One smaller string');
Testit('One string','one string');
Testit('One string','One string');
Testit('One string','One tall string');
End.