wmemcmp(3) Library Functions Manual wmemcmp(3)

wmemcmp - compare two arrays of wide-characters

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

#include <wchar.h>
int wmemcmp(const wchar_t s1[.n], const wchar_t s2[.n], size_t n);

The wmemcmp() function is the wide-character equivalent of the memcmp(3) function. It compares the n wide-characters starting at s1 and the n wide-characters starting at s2.

The wmemcmp() function returns zero if the wide-character arrays of size n at s1 and s2 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].

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

Interface Attribute Value
wmemcmp () Thread safety MT-Safe

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

memcmp(3), wcscmp(3)

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