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strncmp - Binary safe string comparison of the first n characters
SYNOPSIS
int strncmp (string $str1, string $str2, int $len)
DESCRIPTION
This function is similar to strcmp(3), with the difference that you can specify the (upper limit of the) number of characters from each
string to be used in the comparison.
Note that this comparison is case sensitive.
PARAMETERS
o $str1
- The first string.
o $str2
- The second string.
o $len
- Number of characters to use in the comparison.
RETURN VALUES
Returns < 0 if $str1 is less than $str2; > 0 if $str1 is greater than $str2, and 0 if they are equal.
SEE ALSO
strncasecmp(3), preg_match(3), substr_compare(3), strcmp(3), strstr(3), substr(3).
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