strncmp

Compare the first n characters of two strings (case-sensitive).

Syntax

tf = strncmp(str1, str2, n)

Description

Returns true when the first n characters of str1 and str2 are identical (including case), false otherwise.

Examples

strncmp('hello world', 'hello there', 5)   % 1
strncmp('hello world', 'hello there', 6)   % 0

See also

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