Difference between strcmp() and strncmp().

Question

Please explain in detail

Answer 1

With strncmp, you can specify the number of chars up to which you want to compare two strings.

Answer 2

Coding Wala You have everything explained in the tutorial.

Please, read the COMMENTS in the lessons you can find a great examples and explanations.

strcmp(str1, str2)
- returns 0 when str1 is equal to str2;
- less than 0 when str1 < str2; and
- greater than 0 when str1 > str2.

strncmp(str1, str2, n)
- returns 0 when the first 'n' characters of str1 is equal to the first 'n' characters of str2;
- less than 0 when str1 < str2; and
- greater than 0 when str1 > str2.

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Answer 3

I can't be anymore detailed than these reference:

In brief, the `strncmp` allows to set a limit of how many characters to be compared.

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstring/strcmp/
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstring/strncmp/

Answer 4

I also want to know the same

Answer 5

Thanks to everybody for providing the clarification