wcsncmp(3)

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NAME

6       wcsncmp - compare two fixed-size wide-character strings
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <wchar.h>
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11       int wcsncmp(const wchar_t *s1, const wchar_t *s2, size_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The   wcsncmp()  function  is  the  wide-character  equivalent  of  the
15       strncmp(3) function.  It compares the wide-character string pointed  to
16       by  s1  and  the  wide-character string pointed to by s2, but at most n
17       wide characters from each  string.   In  each  string,  the  comparison
18       extends  only  up  to  the  first  occurrence  of a null wide character
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RETURN VALUE

22       The wcsncmp() function returns zero if the wide-character strings at s1
23       and  s2, truncated to at most length n, are equal.  It returns an inte‐
24       ger greater than zero if at the first differing position i (i < n), the
25       corresponding  wide-character  s1[i] is greater than s2[i].  It returns
26       an integer less than zero if at the first differing position i (i < n),
27       the corresponding wide-character s1[i] is less than s2[i].
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ATTRIBUTES

30       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
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33       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
34       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
35       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
36       │wcsncmp() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
37       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

39       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
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