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lstrcmp

The lstrcmp function compares two character strings. The comparison is case sensitive.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function lstrcmp Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcmpA" (ByVal lpString1 As String, ByVal lpString2 As String) As Long

VB.NET
System.String.Equals

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Kernel32

Parameter Information
- lpString1
Points to the first null-terminated string to be compared.

- lpString2
Points to the second null-terminated string to be compared.

Return Values
If the function succeeds and the string pointed to by lpString1 is less than the string pointed to by lpString2, the return value is negative; if the string pointed to by lpString1 is greater than the string pointed to by lpString2, it is positive. If the strings are equal, the return value is zero.

Last update: 07 April 2006