August 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
Content preview from VB .NET Language in a Nutshell
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Name
StrComp Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings
Syntax
StrComp(string1, string2[, compare])-
string1 Use: Required
Data Type: String
Any string expression
-
string2 Use: Required
Data Type: String
Any string expression
-
compare Use: Optional
Data Type:
CompareMethodconstantEither
CompareMethod.BinaryorCompareMethod.Text
Return Value
Integer
Description
Determines whether two strings are equal and, if not, which of two strings has the greater value
Rules at a Glance
The
compareargument is one ofCompareMethod.BinaryorCompareMethod.Text. If no comparison is specified, VB uses the value ofOptionCompare.The following table describes the possible return values from the
StrCompfunction:
|
Scenario |
Return value |
|---|---|
string1 < string2
|
-1 |
string1 = string2
|
0 |
string1 > string2
|
1 |
|
|
|
Programming Tips and Gotchas
Using the comparison operators
<,<=,>, and>=to compare strings performs a character-by-character binary comparison.The
StrCompfunction can provide a significant performance improvement (in the neighborhood of 30% to 70%) over the comparison operators.
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