bsl::basic_string::compare

Lexicographically compare this string with another sequence.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslstl_string.h>

int
compare(
    size_type lhsPosition,
    size_type lhsNumChars,
    basic_string const& other,
    size_type otherPosition,
    size_type otherNumChars = npos) const;

Return Value

negative, zero, or positive according to the lexicographic order

Parameters

Name

Description

lhsPosition

starting index of the left‐hand substring

lhsNumChars

length of the left‐hand substring

other

string or character sequence to compare or use

otherPosition

starting index in the other string

otherNumChars

length of the other substring

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