Compares two variable length strings

ss_string_cmp is a function defined in ssstring.c.

Synopsis:

int ss_string_cmp(const ss_string_t *s1, const ss_string_t *s2)

Description: This function is similar to memcmp but its arguments are variable length strings instead.

Return Value: Returns -1 if the value of S1 is less than S2, 1 if S1 is greater than S2, and zero if they are equal in value. Returns -2 on failure (beware that this is a refinement of the more general negative returns on failure used throughout SSlib). It is an error if S1 or S2 is a null pointer, but not if either or both have no associated value. Lack of a value is less than any other value and if S1 and S2 both lack a value they are considered equal.

Parallel Notes: Independent

See Also:

• Strings: Introduction for current chapter