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C++ String Library - compare
Description
It compares the value of the string object (or a substring) to the sequence of characters specified by its arguments.
Declaration
Following is the declaration for std::string::compare.
int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str) const; int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str, size_t subpos, size_t sublen) const;
C++11
int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str) const; int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str, size_t subpos, size_t sublen) const;
C++14
int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str) const; int compare (size_t pos, size_t len, const string& str, size_t subpos, size_t sublen = npos) const;
Parameters
str − It is a string object.
len − It is used to copy the characters.
pos − Position of the first character to be copied.
Return Value
It returns a signed integral indicating the relation between the strings.
Exceptions
if an exception is thrown, there are no changes in the string.
Example
In below example for std::string::compare.
#include <iostream> #include <string> int main () { std::string str1 ("green mango"); std::string str2 ("red mango"); if (str1.compare(str2) != 0) std::cout << str1 << " is not " << str2 << '\n'; if (str1.compare(6,5,"mango") == 0) std::cout << "still, " << str1 << " is an mango\n"; if (str2.compare(str2.size()-5,5,"mango") == 0) std::cout << "and " << str2 << " is also an mango\n"; if (str1.compare(6,5,str2,4,5) == 0) std::cout << "therefore, both are mangos\n"; return 0; }
The sample output should be like this −
green mango is not red mango still, green mango is an mango and red mango is also an mango therefore, both are mangos
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