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string::compare

Compare a string with the string.

Synopsis
int
compare(
    string_view sv) const;
Description

Let comp be std::char_traits<char>compare(data(), sv.data(), std::min(size(), sv.size()). If comp != 0, then the result is comp. Otherwise, the result is 0 if size() == sv.size(), -1 if size() < sv.size(), and 1 otherwise.

Complexity

Linear.

Return Value

The result of lexicographically comparing the characters of sv and the string.

Parameters

Name

Description

sv

The string_view to compare.


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