The C++ compare() member function code sample part II

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

Compiled on Platform: Windows XP Pro SP2

Header file: Standard

Additional library: none/default

Additional project setting: Set project to be compiled as C++

Project -> your_project_name Properties -> Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Advanced -> Compiled As: Compiled as C++ Code (/TP)

Other info: none

To do: Using the C++ compare() member function 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

To show: How to use the C++ compare() member function in C++ programming 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 part II

// using the C++ compare() example part II

#include <string>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(void)

{

int str8, str11, str14, str17;

string str9("TestFourth");

string str10("TFourthT");

cout<<"str9 string is: "<<str9<<endl;

cout<<"str10 string is: "<<str10<<endl;

str8 = str9.compare(4, 6, str10, 1, 6);

// comparing part of a string to part of a string

cout<<"Operation: str9.compare(4, 6, str10, 1, 6)"<<endl;

if(str8 < 0)

cout<<"The 6 characters from position 4 of the str9 string are less than "

<<"the 6 characters str10 string from position 1."<<endl;

else if(str8 == 0)

cout<<"The 6 characters from position 4 of the str9 string are equal to "

<<"the 6 characters str10 string from position 1."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The 6 characters from position 4 of the str9 string is greater than "

<<"the 6 characters str10 string from position 1."<<endl;

cout<<endl;

// comparing a string to a C-string

string str12("Fifth");

const char* str13 ="Sixth";

cout<<"The str12 string is: "<<str12<<endl;

cout<<"The str13 C-string is: "<<str13<<endl;

str11 = str12.compare(str13);

cout<<"Operation: str12.compare(str13)"<<endl;

if(str11 < 0)

cout<<"The str12 string is less than the str13 C-string."<<endl;

else if(str11 == 0)

cout<<"The str12 string is equal to the str13 C-string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The str12 string is greater than the str13 C-string."<<endl;

cout << endl;

// comparing part of a string to a C-string

string str15("SeventhEight");

const char* str16 ="Eight";

cout<<"str15 string is: "<<str15<<endl;

cout<<"str16 string is: "<<str16<<endl;

str14 = str15.compare(7, 5, str16);

cout<<"Operation: str15.compare(7, 5, str16)"<<endl;

if(str14 < 0)

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str15 string are less than "

<<"the str16 C-string."<<endl;

else if(str14 == 0)

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str15 string are equal to "

<<"the str16 C-string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The last 5 characters of the str15 string is greater than "

<<"the str16 C-string."<<endl;

cout << endl;

// comparing part of a string to part of an equal length of a C-string

string str18("ReTestEighth");

const char* str19 ="TestEighth";

cout<<"str18 string is: "<<str18<<endl;

cout<<"str19 C-string is: "<<str19<<endl;

str17 = str18.compare(2, 4, str19, 4);

cout<<"Operation: str18.compare(4, 6, str19, 6)"<<endl;

if(str17 < 0)

cout<<"The 4 characters from position 2 of the str18 string are less than "

<<"the first 4 characters of the str19 C-string."<<endl;

else if(str17 == 0)

cout<<"The 4 characters from position 2 of the str18 string are equal to "

<<"the first 4 characters of the str19 C-string."<<endl;

else

cout<<"The 4 characters from position 2of the str18 string is greater than "

<<"the first 4 characters of the str19 C-string."<<endl;

return 0;

}

Output example:

str9 string is: TestFourth

str10 string is: TFourthT

Operation: str9.compare(4, 6, str10, 1, 6)

The 6 characters from position 4 of the str9 string are equal to the 6 characters str10 string from position 1.

The str12 string is: Fifth

The str13 C-string is: Sixth

Operation: str12.compare(str13)

The str12 string is less than the str13 C-string.

str15 string is: SeventhEight

str16 string is: Eight

Operation: str15.compare(7, 5, str16)

The last 5 characters of the str15 string are equal to the str16 C-string.

str18 string is: ReTestEighth

str19 C-string is: TestEighth

Operation: str18.compare(4, 6, str19, 6)

The 4 characters from position 2 of the str18 string are equal to the first 4 characters of the str19 C-string.

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