text: strcmp() prototype
  int strcmp( const char* lhs, const char* rhs );
  The
  strcmp() function takes two arguments: lhs and rhs. It compares the contents of lhs and rhs lexicographically. The sign of the result is the sign of difference between the first pairs of characters that differ in lhs and rhs.
  The behaviour of
  strcmp() is undefined if either of lhs or rhs do not point to null terminated strings.
  It is defined in <cstring> header file.
  strcmp() Parameters
  lhs and rhs: Pointer to the null terminated strings to compare.
  strcmp() Return value
  The strcmp() function returns a:
  - positive value if the first differing character in lhs is greater than the corresponding character in rhs.
  - negative value if the first differing character in lhs is less than the corresponding character in rhs.
  - 0 if hs and rhs are equal.
  Example: How strcmp() function works
  #include <cstring> #include <iostream> using namespace std; void display(char *lhs, char *rhs, int result) { if(result > 0) cout << rhs << " precedes " << lhs << endl; else if (result < 0) cout << lhs << " precedes " << rhs << endl; else cout << lhs << " and " << rhs << " are same" << endl; } int main() { char lhs[] = "Armstrong"; char rhs[] = "Army"; int result; result = strcmp(lhs,rhs); display(lhs,rhs,result); result = strcmp(lhs,lhs); display(lhs,lhs,result); return 0; }
  When you run the program, the output will be:
  Armstrong precedes Army Armstrong and Armstrong are same