strcmp() function in PHP

The strcmp() function is used to compare two strings.

Note − This function is case-sensitive.

Syntax

strcmp(str1, str2)

Parameters

• str1 − First string to compare

• str2 − Second string to compare

Return

The strcmp() function returns −

• 0 - if the two strings are equal

• <0 - if string1 is less than string2

• >0 - if string1 is greater than string2

Example

The following is an example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   echo strcmp("windows","Windows");
?>

Output

The following is the output −

32

Example

Let us see another example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   echo strcmp("Windows OS","Windows Operating System");
?>

Output

The following is the output −

-7424

karthikeya Boyini

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Updated on: 26-Dec-2019

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