bsl::basic_string<char>::compare

Lexicographically compare the substring of this string of the specified lhsNumChars length starting at the specified lhsPosition (or the suffix of this string starting at lhsPosition if lhsPosition + lhsNumChars > length()) with the specified null-terminated other string (of length CHAR_TRAITS::length(other)), and return a negative value if the indicated substring of this string is less than other, a positive value if it is greater than other, and 0 in case of equality. CHAR_TRAITS::lt is used to compare characters. Throw out_of_range if lhsPosition > length(). See {Lexicographical Comparisons}.

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Declared in <bslstl_string.h>

int
compare(
    size_type lhsPosition,
    size_type lhsNumChars,
    char const* other) const;