ustrncmp(3alleg4)

✨ ustrncmp — bestie, let's compare some strings ✨

okay so this is ustrncmp from the Allegro game programming library 💖 and it does exactly what it says on the tin: it compares up to n letters of two strings. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

int ustrncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int n);

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so like, ustrncmp compares up to n characters of s1 and s2. not the whole string, just the first n of them. iconic behavior honestly. 🎀

here's the moment everyone's been waiting for, the example:

if (ustrncmp(prefix, long_string, ustrlen(prefix)) == 0) {
   /* long_string starts with prefix */
}

see what she's doing there? comparing exactly ustrlen(prefix) characters so she can check if long_string starts with prefix. queen behavior. no cap. 👑

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

• returns zero if the substrings are equal 🫶
• returns a positive number if s1 comes after s2 in the ASCII collating sequence
• otherwise returns a negative number

that's the whole personality. positive, negative, or zero. main character energy fr fr. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• uconvert(3alleg4)
• ustrsize(3alleg4)
• ustrsizez(3alleg4)
• ustrcmp(3alleg4)
• ustricmp(3alleg4)
• ustrnicmp(3alleg4)

go read those too bestie, they're all part of the same friend group 🧚✨

okay that's the whole page!! this was brought to you by Allegro, version 4.4.3, and the letter n 💖 stay slaying, and remember: ustrncmp only compares up to n characters, so don't come for her about the rest of the string. periodt. 💅🎀🦋🌸💜