std::memcmp() in C++
It compares the first count characters of the arrays pointed to by buf1 and buf2.
Syntax:
int memcmp(const void *buf1, const void *buf2, size_t count); Return Value: it returns an integer. Parameters: buf1 : Pointer to block of memory. buf2 : Pointer to block of memory. count : Maximum numbers of bytes to compare. Return Value is interpreted as : Value Meaning Less than zero buf1 is less than buf2. Zero buf1 is equal to buf2. Greater than zero buf1 is greater than buf2.
Example 1. When count Greater than zero( > 0)
// CPP program to illustrate std::memcmp() #include <iostream> #include <cstring> int main() { char buff1[] = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks"; char buff2[] = "Hello Geeks "; int a; a = std::memcmp(buff1, buff2, sizeof(buff1)); if (a > 0) std::cout << buff1 << " is greater than " << buff2; else if (a < 0) std::cout << buff1 << "is less than " << buff2; else std::cout << buff1 << " is the same as " << buff2; return 0; } |
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Output:
Welcome to GeeksforGeeks is greater than Hello Geeks
Example 2. When count less than zero( < 0)
// CPP program to illustrate std::memcmp() #include <cstring> #include <iostream> int main() { int comp = memcmp("GEEKSFORGEEKS", "geeksforgeeks", 6); if (comp == 0) { std::cout << "both are equal"; } if (comp < 0) { std::cout << "String 1 is less than String 2"; } else { std::cout << "String 1 is greater than String 2"; } } |
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Output:
String 1 is less than String 2
Example 3 : When count equal to zero ( = 0)
// CPP program to illustrate std::memcmp() #include <iostream> #include <cstring> int main() { char buff1[] = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks"; char buff2[] = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks"; int a; a = std::memcmp(buff1, buff2, sizeof(buff1)); if (a > 0) std::cout << buff1 << " is greater than " << buff2; else if (a < 0) std::cout << buff1 << "is less than " << buff2; else std::cout << buff1 << " is the same as " << buff2; return 0; } |
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Output:
Welcome to GeeksforGeeks is the same as Welcome to GeeksforGeeks
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