| Item | Value |
| Header file | string.h |
| Declaration | int strncmp(const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t count); |
| Function | lexicographically compares not more than count characters and returns an integer as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
| <0 | str1 is less than str2 |
| 0 | str1 is equal to str2 |
| >0 | str1 is greater than str2 |
If there are less than count characters in either string, the comparison ends when the first null is encountered.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if(!strncmp("asdfasdfasdfasdf", "asdfasdffdsaasdf", 8))
printf("The strings are the same.\n");
return 0;
}
The strings are the same.