System.AnsiStrings.StrLComp

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Delphi

function StrLComp(const Str1, Str2: PAnsiChar; MaxLen: Cardinal): Integer;

C++

extern DELPHI_PACKAGE int __fastcall StrLComp(const char * Str1, const char * Str2, unsigned MaxLen)/* overload */;

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
function public
System.AnsiStrings.pas
System.AnsiStrings.hpp
System.AnsiStrings System.AnsiStrings

Description

Compares up to a specified maximum number of characters in two strings.

StrLComp compares Str1 to Str2, up to a maximum length of MaxLen characters. The return value is indicated in the following table.



Return value Condition

<0

Str1 sorts before Str2.

=0

Str1 is the same as Str2.

>0

Str1 sorts after Str2.



Note: When working with international characters, use AnsiStrLComp instead.

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