osf1 man page for strcoll

Query: strcoll

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strcoll(3)						     Library Functions Manual							strcoll(3)

NAME
strcoll - Compares strings using locale collation
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h> int strcoll( const char *s1, const char *s2);
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: strcoll(): XSH4.2 Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
PARAMETERS
Specifies first string to be compared. Specifies second string to be compared.
DESCRIPTION
The strcoll() function compares the string pointed to by the s1 parameter with the string pointed to by the s2 parameter, both interpreted as appropriate to the LC_COLLATE category of the current locale.
RETURN VALUES
On successful completion, the strcoll() function returns an integer whose value is greater than, equal to, or less than 0 (zero), according to whether the s1 string is greater than, equal to, or less than the s2 string. [Tru64 UNIX] When a successful comparison cannot be made, this function returns a value of 0 (zero).
ERRORS
The strcoll() function sets errno to the specified values for the following conditions: The string pointed to by the s1 or s2 parameter contains characters outside the domain of the collating sequence.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: setlocale(3), string(3)/strcmp(3), strxfrm(3), wcscoll(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off strcoll(3)
Related Man Pages
strcoll(3c) - opensolaris
strcoll(3c) - sunos
strcoll(3) - redhat
strcoll(3) - ultrix
strncmp(3) - osf1
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