strcoll() function in c with example program

strcoll() in c is a library function use to compares string str1 to str2 and result will depends on  result is the LC_COLLATE setting of the location.

Syntax for strcoll() in c

int strcoll(const char *str1, const char *str2)

Parameters for strcoll():-

str1 & str2 are two Parameters which is going to use for strcoll() function in c.

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Return Value :-

if return value is  < 0 then it indicates that str1 is less than str2 or Return value > 0 then it indicates that str2 is less than str1 and the last one Return value = 0 than str1 is equal to str2.

Example program for strcoll() in c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main () {
   char str1[15];
   char str2[15];
   int ret;

   strcpy(str1, "abc");
   strcpy(str2, "ABC");

   ret = strcoll(str1, str2);

   if(ret > 0) {
      printf("str1 is less than str2");
   } else if(ret < 0) {
      printf("str2 is less than str1");
   } else {
      printf("str1 is equal to str2");
   }
   
   return(0);
}