Query: naturalstrcmp
OS: debian
Section: 3
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NATURALSTRCMP(3) MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS NATURALSTRCMP(3)NAMEnaturalstrcmp - compare string in alphabetical order for letters and numerical for digits.ORIGINThis software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at LIP6 laboratory of Universite Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris, France. Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/ E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.frSYNOPSYS#include "mut.h" int naturalstrcmp(s, t) char *s, *t;PARAMETERSs Pointer to the first string to compare t Pointer to the second string to compareDESCRIPTIONnaturalstrcmp is an alphanumerical comparison function that ensures x12 > x2 for example. First, the alphabetical part of the string is compared, using strcmp(3), then, if it has trailing numbers, they are compared using a numerical function.RETURN VALUESnaturalstrcmp has the same return values than the standard library strcmp(3) function.EXAMPLE#include "mut.h" static int connectorcmp(flc, slc) locon_list **flc, **slc; { return naturalstrcmp((*slc)->NAME, (*flc)->NAME); }SEE ALSOmbk(1), strcmp(3).BUG REPORTThis tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory. We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools.ASIM/LIP6 October 1, 1997 NATURALSTRCMP(3)