WMEMCMP(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual WMEMCMP(3P)
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NAME
wmemcmp -- compare wide characters in memory
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
int wmemcmp(const wchar_t *ws1, const wchar_t *ws2, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here
and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008
defers to the ISO C standard.
The wmemcmp() function shall compare the first n wide characters of the
object pointed to by ws1 to the first n wide characters of the object
pointed to by ws2. This function shall not be affected by locale and
all wchar_t values shall be treated identically. The null wide charac-
ter and wchar_t values not corresponding to valid characters shall not
be treated specially.
If n is zero, the application shall ensure that ws1 and ws2 are valid
pointers, and the function shall behave as if the two objects compare
equal.
RETURN VALUE
The wmemcmp() function shall return an integer greater than, equal to,
or less than zero, respectively, as the object pointed to by ws1 is
greater than, equal to, or less than the object pointed to by ws2.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
wmemchr(), wmemcpy(), wmemmove(), wmemset()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <wchar.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
cal and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is
POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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