GT_ATDIFF()
Return the position where two strings begin to differ
- Syntax
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- GT_AtDiff(<cStr1>, <cStr2>) --> nPos
- Arguments
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- <cStr1> - A character string to compare <cStr2> - The string to compare with
- Returns
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- <nPos> - The position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ
- Description
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- Return the position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ. If the strings differ in the first character GT_AtDiff() will return 1. If the two strings are identical (or identical upto the last character in <cStr2>) the function will return 0.
- NOTE: invalid parameters will return -1
Examples
? gt_atDiff("the cat", "the rat") // prints 5
? gt_atDiff("the cat", "the ") // prints 0
- Status
- Ready
- Files
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- Library is libgt