Clojure - Strings compare

Returns a negative number, zero, or a positive number when x is logically 'less than', 'equal to', or 'greater than' y. It is similar to Java x.compareTo(y) except it also works for nil, and mpares numbers and collections in a type-independent manner.

Syntax

Following is the syntax.

(compare x y)

Parameters − Where x and y are the 2 strings which need to be compared.

Return Value − Returns a negative number, zero, or a positive number when x is logically 'less than', 'equal to', or 'greater than' y.

Example

Following is an example of the string formatting in Clojure.

(ns clojure.examples.hello
   (:gen-class))
(defn hello-world []
   (println (compare "Hello" "hello"))
   (println (compare "Hello" "Hello")))
(hello-world)

Output

The above program produces the following output.

-32
0