Lexicographically compare string object a with C‐string b.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslstl_stringref.h>

template<class CHAR_TYPE>
static
int
compare(
    StringRefImp<CHAR_TYPE> const& a,
    CHAR_TYPE const* b);

Description

Compare the specified string object a with the specified null‐terminated C‐string b using a lexicographical comparison and return a negative value if a is less than b, a positive value if a is greater than b, and 0 if a is equal to b.

Return Value

negative, zero, or positive comparison result

Parameters

Name

Description

a

string object to compare

b

null‐terminated C‐string to compare against

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