stralloc_diffs(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, <pink>stralloc_diffs</pink> — it's literally a compare-two-strallocs situation. that's the whole job. she compares, she vibes, she tells you who's bigger. 🦋

✨ SYNTAX ✨

#include <libowfat/stralloc.h>

int stralloc_diff(const stralloc* a,const stralloc* b);

yes the page is called stralloc_diffs and the function is called stralloc_diff. no i will not be explaining that. it's giving legacy naming, and we respect her 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so stralloc_diff hands you back a negative number, a 0, or a positive number — and which one you get depends entirely on the vibe check between a and b:

• negative → a is lexicographically smaller than the string b
• 0 → they're equal, twins, matching, periodt
• positive → a is lexicographically greater than the string b

lexicographic comparison, if you're new here, is the "dictionary order" thing — but for bytes. it's not deep, it's not mysterious, it's just a ranking. 👑

🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

okay here's the whole tea, in one line:

• <0 if a<b
• 0 if a==b
• >0 if a>b

that's it. that's the entire return contract. no in-between, no drama, no "it depends" — just less-than, equal, greater-than. iconic behaviour honestly. ✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• stralloc_diffs(3)
• stralloc_starts(3)

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🫶 this was stralloc_diffs(3) from the Library Functions Manual, section 3 — literally just the one footer line, stralloc_diffs(3), no version, no date, no extra credits, so we're keeping it cute and keeping it exact. go forth and compare your strallocs responsibly. mwah 💖💅