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  <bookmark_value>StrComp function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3156027" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03120403.xhp" name="StrComp Function">StrComp Function</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3155805" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Compares two strings and returns an integer value that represents the result of the comparison.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153345" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3150503" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">StrComp (Text1 As String, Text2 As String[, Compare])</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3147574" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3156152" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Integer</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3150984" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameter:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153061" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Text1:</emph> Any string expression</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147560" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Text2:</emph> Any string expression</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3146796" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Compare:</emph> This optional parameter sets the comparison method. If Compare = 1, the string comparison is case-sensitive. If Compare = 0, no distinction is made between uppercase and lowercase letters.</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3154940" role="heading" level="3" xml-lang="en-US">Return value</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3150358" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">If Text1 &lt; Text2 the function returns -1</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3151043" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">If Text1 = Text2 the function returns 0</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3158410" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">If Text1 &gt; Text2 the function returns 1</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153968" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341100656" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleStrComp</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341099424" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim iVar As Single</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341098192" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim sVar As String</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341096960" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    iVar = 123.123</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341095728" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    sVar = Str$(iVar)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341094496" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox strcomp(sVar , Str$(iVar),1)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341093248" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">End Sub</paragraph>
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