strncmp

Compares first n characters of strings.

📝Syntax

res = strncmp(s1, s2, n)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
s1	a string, string array or cell of strings.
s2	a string, string array or cell of strings.
n	an integer value: numbers of characters to compare.

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
res	a logical: true if the two are identical and false otherwise.

📄Description

strncmp compares the first n characters of two strings (case sensitive).

💡Examples

strncmp('Nelson', 'nelSon', 3)
strncmp('Nelson', 'Nelson', 3)

A = {'Nel', 'son'; 'Toolboxes', 'Modules'}
B = {'Handle', 'Struct'; 'Toolboxes', 'Modules'}
C = {'C', 'Contents'; 'Nel', 'son'}
strncmp(A, B, 2)
strncmp(A, C, 2)
strncmp(C, 'C', 4)

🔗See Also

strcmp

🕔Version History

Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

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