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wcscmp(3) Library Functions Manual wcscmp(3)

NAME

wcscmp - compare two wide-character strings

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>
int wcscmp(const wchar_t *s1, const wchar_t *s2);

DESCRIPTION

The wcscmp() function is the wide-character equivalent of the strcmp(3) function. It compares the wide-character string pointed to by s1 and the wide-character string pointed to by s2.

RETURN VALUE

The wcscmp() function returns zero if the wide-character strings at s1 and s2 are equal. It returns an integer greater than zero if at the first differing position i, the corresponding wide-character s1[i] is greater than s2[i]. It returns an integer less than zero if at the first differing position i, the corresponding wide-character s1[i] is less than s2[i].

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface Attribute Value
wcscmp () Thread safety MT-Safe

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

SEE ALSO

strcmp(3), wcscasecmp(3), wmemcmp(3)

2023-03-30 Linux man-pages 6.04