strcmp

Compare strings for equality (case-sensitive).

Syntax

tf = strcmp(str1, str2)

Description

Returns true when str1 and str2 are identical (including case), false otherwise. With cell-array inputs, compares element-wise.

Examples

strcmp('abc', 'abc')                     % 1
strcmp('abc', 'ABC')                     % 0
strcmp({'foo','bar'}, {'foo','baz'})     % [1 0]

See also

• strcmpi — Compare strings for equality (case-insensitive).
• strncmp — Compare the first n characters of two strings (case-sensitive).
• strncmpi — Compare the first n characters of two strings (case-insensitive).