PHP: strncasecmp() function

PHP: Binary safe case-insensitive comparison of the first n characters

The strncasecmp() function compares first 'n' characters of two strings. The function is binary safe and case-insensitive.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strcasecmp(string1, string2, no_of_character)

Parameters:

Return value:

< 0 if string1 < string2.
> 0 if string1 > string2.
0 if string1 = string2.

Value Type: Integer.

Pictorial Presentation

Example:

<?php
echo strncasecmp('w3resource.com', 'W3RESOURCE.com',5);
?>

Output:

0 

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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