bcmp()

perform byte string comparison 

Function

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, int n);

DESCRIPTION

The bcmp() function performs byte string comparison. bcmp() returns zero if first n bytes of strings s1 and s2 are identical, non-zero otherwise. If n is zero, bcmp() returns zero.

PARAMETERS

s1 

Points to the first string to be compared.

s2 

Points to the second string to be compared.

n 

Is the number of bytes to be compared.

RETURN VALUES

This function returns zero if the first n bytes of strings s1 and s2 are identical, otherwise non-zero is returned.

CONFORMANCE

4.4BSD.

MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

MT-Safe.

PORTING ISSUES

This function is deprecated. Use memcmp() instead.

AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

SEE ALSO

Functions:
bcopy(), bzero(), ffs(), memcmp(), memcpy(), memmove(), memset()

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