compare

Compares the first count characters of the character strings s1 and s2. The comparison is done lexicographically.

# Declarations

static int compare( const char_type* s1, const char_type* s2,
std::size_t count );

(constexpr since C++17)

# Parameters

• s1, s2: pointers to character strings to compare
• count: the number of characters to compare from each character string

# Return value

Negative value if s1 is less than s2.