strcoll

Syntax

#include <string.h> int strcoll(const char *s1, const char *s2);

Description

This function compares s1 and s2, using the collating sequences from the current locale.

Return Value

Zero if the strings are equal, a positive number if s1 comes after s2 in the collating sequense, else a negative number.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C89; C99
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

while (strcoll(var, list[i]) < 0) i++;