AnsiStrLIComp
Compares a given number of characters of a string, case insensitive.
Declaration
Source position: sysstrh.inc line 99
function AnsiStrLIComp(S1: PChar; S2: PChar; MaxLen: SizeUInt) : Integer;
Description
AnsiStrLIComp compares the first Maxlen characters of 2 PChar strings, S1 and S2, 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 Example57;
{ This program demonstrates the AnsiStrLIComp function }
Uses sysutils;
Procedure TestIt (S1,S2 : Pchar; L : longint);
Var R : Longint;
begin
R:=AnsiStrLIComp(S1,S2,L);
Write ('First ',L,' characters of "',S1,'" are ');
If R<0 then
write ('less than ')
else If R=0 then
Write ('equal to ')
else
Write ('larger than ');
Writeln ('those of "',S2,'"');
end;
Begin
Testit('One string','One smaller string',255);
Testit('ONE STRING','one String',4);
Testit('One string','1 STRING',0);
Testit('One STRING','one string.',9);
End.