strncmp Function

It lexicographically compares not more than count characters .

It returns an integer as follows:

< 0 for str1 is less than str2
0 for str1 is equal to str2
> 0 for str1 is greater than str2

 Note :  If there are less than count characters in either string, the comparison ends when the first null is encountered .

Syntax:

  int strncmp(const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t count);

Example:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <string.h>

#include 



  int main()

  {



    if(!strncmp("asdfasdfasdfasdf", "asdfasdffdsaasdf", 8))

      printf("The strings are the same.\n");



    return 0;

  }    

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