lscomp (4) --- compare two linked strings                02/23/82


            _C_a_l_l_i_n_g _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

                 character function lscomp (ptr1, ptr2)
                 pointer ptr1, ptr2

                 Library:  vlslb


            _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

                 The  linked  strings specified by 'ptr1' and 'ptr2' are com-
          |      pared on the basis of ASCII collating sequence.   The  value
          |      of  the  function is '>'c, '='c, or '<'c, depending upon the
                 relation that the first string has to the second.


            _I_m_p_l_e_m_e_n_t_a_t_i_o_n

                 Characters are extracted from  the  strings  using  'lsgetc'
                 until  two  unequal characters are found or an EOS character
                 is seen.  The returned value is then decided from these  two
                 characters:   if  one  of  the characters is EOS, the longer
                 string is considered greater; if both of the characters  are
                 EOS,  the strings are considered equal; if neither character
                 is EOS, the string with the larger character  is  considered
                 greater.


            _C_a_l_l_s

                 lsgetc


            _B_u_g_s

                 Locally supported.


            _S_e_e _A_l_s_o

                 lscmpk (4)

















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