NATURALSTRCMP(3) MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS NATURALSTRCMP(3)
NAME
naturalstrcmp - compare string in alphabetical order for letters and numerical for digits.
ORIGIN
This 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.fr
SYNOPSYS
#include "mut.h"
int naturalstrcmp(s, t)
char *s, *t;
PARAMETERS
s Pointer to the first string to compare
t Pointer to the second string to compare
DESCRIPTION
naturalstrcmp 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 VALUES
naturalstrcmp 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 ALSO
mbk(1), strcmp(3).
BUG REPORT
This 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)