wcsncmp(3) | Library Functions Manual | wcsncmp(3) |
NAME
wcsncmp - compare two fixed-size wide-character strings
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
int wcsncmp(const wchar_t s1[.n], const wchar_t s2[.n], size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The wcsncmp() function is the wide-character equivalent of the strncmp(3) function. It compares the wide-character string pointed to by s1 and the wide-character string pointed to by s2, but at most n wide characters from each string. In each string, the comparison extends only up to the first occurrence of a null wide character (L'\0'), if any.
RETURN VALUE
The wcsncmp() function returns zero if the wide-character strings at s1 and s2, truncated to at most length n, are equal. It returns an integer greater than zero if at the first differing position i (i < n), 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 (i < n), 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 |
wcsncmp () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
SEE ALSO
2024-06-15 | Linux man-pages 6.9.1 |