RuntimeState.StringCompare Method (String, String)

Compare 2 strings. This function is used by the compiler for string comparisons.

Namespace: XSharp
Assembly: XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.19

Syntax

 STATIC METHOD StringCompare(
	strLHS AS STRING,
	strRHS AS STRING
) AS LONG

public static int StringCompare(
	string strLHS,
	string strRHS
)

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Parameters

strLHS: Type: String
The first string .
strRHS: Type: String
The second string.

Return Value

Type: Long
This function returns a numeric value to indicate the order in which the strings should be sorted:

-1	LHS precedes RHS in the sort order.
0	LHS occurs in the same position as RHS in the sort order.
1	LHS follows RHS in the sort order.

Remarks

The StringCompare method takes into account:
- the setting of SetExact()
- the setting of VO13 of the main app
- the setting of Collation mode
This method respects the current setting of SetCollation():
- When the current collationmode is Clipper or Windows then a Unicode - Ansi conversions will be performed. The Clipper collation uses the current DOS codepage and the Windows collation the current Windows codepage.
- When the current collationmode is Unicode or Ordinal then the original strings will be compared.

Reference

RuntimeState Class

StringCompare Overload

XSharp Namespace

[P:CompilerOptionVO13]

[P:Exact]

[M:StringCompareCollation]