Syntax
Parameter | Description |
|---|
STRING_1 | String to be compared to STRING_2. |
STRING_2 | String to be compared to STRING_1. |
case=yes | no | Specification for whether or not the comparison is case-sensitive: - If set to yes, comparison is case-sensitive.
- If set to no, comparison is not case-sensitive.
|
length=length | First n characters to be compared. |
Description
The
compare command compares two strings.
The first two parameters (
STRING_1 and
STRING_2) are the strings to be compared.
The optional
case parameter specifies whether the comparison is case-sensitive (
yes) or case-insensitive (
no).
Default = no. If the
length parameter is set, only the first
n characters are compared.
The
_lastrc.result variable receives the result of the comparison:
- If the strings match, 0 is stored in the result.
- If the strings do not match, the index of the point at which the comparison failed is stored as the result.
The
_lastrc.message built-in variable contains MATCH if the strings are equal; it contains NO_MATCH if the strings are not equal.
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|
STRING_1 | String to be compared to STRING_2. |
STRING_2 | String to be compared to STRING_1. |
case=yes | no | Specification for whether or not the comparison is case-sensitive: - If set to yes, comparison is case-sensitive.
- If set to no, comparison is not case-sensitive.
|
length=length | First n characters to be compared. |