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- /* The strncmp() function. */
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <string.h>
-
- char str1[] = "The first string.";
- char str2[] = "The second string.";
-
- main()
- {
- size_t n, x;
-
- puts(str1);
- puts(str2);
-
- while (1)
- {
- puts("\n\nEnter number of characters to compare, 0 to exit.");
- scanf("%d", &n);
-
- if (n <= 0)
- break;
-
- x = strncmp(str1, str2, n);
-
- printf("\nComparing %d characters, strncmp() returns %d.",
- n, x);
- }
- }
-