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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt STRCOLL 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm strcoll
40.Nd compare strings according to current collation
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In string.h
45.Ft int
46.Fn strcoll "const char *s1" "const char *s2"
47.Ft int
48.Fn strcoll_l "const char *s1" "const char *s2" "locale_t loc"
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50The
51.Fn strcoll
52function
53lexicographically compares the null-terminated strings
54.Fa s1
55and
56.Fa s2
57according to the current locale collation
58and returns an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0,
59depending on whether
60.Fa s1
61is greater than, equal to, or less than
62.Fa s2 .
63If information about the current locale collation is not available,
64the value of
65.Fn strcmp s1 s2
66is returned.
67The
68.Fn strcoll_l
69function uses an explicit locale argument rather than the system locale.
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr setlocale 3 ,
72.Xr strcmp 3 ,
73.Xr strxfrm 3 ,
74.Xr wcscoll 3
75.Sh STANDARDS
76The
77.Fn strcoll
78function conforms to
79.St -isoC .
80The
81.Fn strcoll_l
82function conforms to
83.St -p1003.1-2008 .
84