_memicmp

Compares characters in two buffers (case-insensitive).

int_memicmp(constvoid*buf1,constvoid*buf2,unsignedintcount**);**

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

Return Value

The return value indicates the relationship between the buffers.

Parameters

buf1

First buffer

buf2

Second buffer

count

Number of characters

Remarks

The _memicmp function compares the first count characters of the two buffers buf1 and buf2 byte by byte. The comparison is not case sensitive.

Example

/* MEMICMP.C: This program uses _memicmp to compare
 * the first 29 letters of the strings named first and
 * second without regard to the case of the letters.
 */

#include <memory.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void main( void )
{
   int result;
   char first[] = "Those Who Will Not Learn from History";
   char second[] = "THOSE WHO WILL NOT LEARN FROM their mistakes";
   /* Note that the 29th character is right here ^ */

   printf( "Compare '%.29s' to '%.29s'\n", first, second );
   result = _memicmp( first, second, 29 );
   if( result < 0 )
      printf( "First is less than second.\n" );
   else if( result == 0 )
      printf( "First is equal to second.\n" );}
   else if( result > 0 )
      printf( "First is greater than second.\n" );
}

Output

Compare 'Those Who Will Not Learn from' to 'THOSE WHO WILL NOT LEARN FROM'
First is equal to second.

Buffer Manipulation Routines

See Also   _memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset, _stricmp, _strnicmp