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Gameplay::compareStrings

Compares two strings up to a specified number of characters.

Parameters: str1 - String to be compared. str2 - String to be compared. matchCase - Comparison will be case-sensitive. maxLength - Maximum number of characters to compare. A value of -1 indicates an infinite length.

Returns: A value indicating the relationship between the strings: <0 - The first non-matching character in 'str1' is less than the one in 'str2'. (e.g. 'A' < 'B', so result = -1) 0 - The contents of both strings are equal. >0 - The first non-matching character in 'str1' is less than the one in 'str2'. (e.g. 'B' > 'A', so result = 1)

Examples: GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('STRING', 'string', false, -1); // 0; equal GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('TESTING', 'test', false, 4); // 0; equal GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('R2D2', 'R2xx', false, 2); // 0; equal GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('foo', 'bar', false, -1); // 4; 'f' > 'b' GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('A', 'A', true, 1); // 0; equal

When comparing case-sensitive strings, lower-case characters are greater than upper-case characters: GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('A', 'a', true, 1); // -1; 'A' < 'a' GAMEPLAY::COMPARE_STRINGS('a', 'A', true, 1); // 1; 'a' > 'A'

Syntax

```js mp.game.gameplay.compareStrings(str1, str2, matchCase, maxLength); ```

Required Arguments

  • str1: String
  • str2: String
  • matchCase: Boolean
  • maxLength: int

Return value

  • int

Example

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See also