The C++ basic_string class compare() member function program example part I

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

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To do: Using the basic_string class member function, compare() to compare a string with a specified string to determine if the two strings are equal or if one is lexicographically less than the other in C++ programming part I

To show: How to compare a string with a specified string to determine if the two strings are equal or if one is lexicographically less than the other in C++ programming using the C++ basic_string class member function, compare() part I

// the C++ compare() member function example part I

#include <string>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(void)

{

int str1, str4, str5;

string str2("First");

string str3("First");

//Comparing a string to a string, the character index start from 0

cout<<"str2 string is: "<<str2<<endl;

cout<<"str3 string is: "<<str3<<endl;

// compare str2 and str3 assign the result to str1

cout<<"Operation: str2.compare(str3)"<<endl;

str1 = str2.compare(str3);

if(str1 < 0)

cout<<"The str2 string is less than the str3 string."<<endl;

else if(str1 == 0)

cout<<"The str2 string is equal to the str3 string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The str2 string is greater than the str3 string."<<endl;

cout<<endl;

// comparing part of a string to another string

string str6("SecondThird");

string str7("Third");

cout<<"str6 string is: "<<str6<<endl;

cout<<"str7 string is: "<<str7<<endl;

cout<<"Operation: str6.compare(6, 5, str7)"<<endl;

str4 = str6.compare(6, 5, str7);

if(str4 < 0)

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str6 string are less than the str7 string."<<endl;

else if(str4 == 0)

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str6 string are equal to the str7 string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str6 string is greater than the str7 string."<<endl;

cout<<endl;

cout<<"Operation: str6.compare(0, 6, str7)"<<endl;

str5 = str6.compare(0, 6, str7);

if(str5 < 0)

cout<<"The first 6 characters of the str6 string are less than the str7 string."<<endl;

else if(str5 == 0)

cout<<"The first 6 characters of the str6 string are equal to the str7 string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The first 6 characters of the str6 string is greater than the str7 string."<<endl;

return 0;

}

Output example:

str2 string is: First

str3 string is: First

Operation: str2.compare(str3)

The str2 string is equal to the str3 string.

str6 string is: SecondThird

str7 string is: Third

Operation: str6.compare(6, 5, str7)

The last 5 characters of the str6 string are equal to the str7 string.

Operation: str6.compare(0, 6, str7)

The first 6 characters of the str6 string are less than the str7 string.

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