PHP strcasecmp() Function

PHP strcasecmp() Function

The strcasecmp() function in PHP compares two strings. It is a binary-safe case-insensitive string function.

Syntax

strcasecmp ( string $str1 , string $str2 )

Parameter

str1(required)- This parameter represents the first string.

str2(required)- This parameter represents the second string.

Return

This function returns a value less than( < 0) if str1 is less than str2.

It returns a value greater than( > 0) if the parameter str1 is greater than str2.

It returns a value 0 if both the parameters str1 and str2 are equal.

Example 1

Output

String 1: Hello World
String 2: hello world
The strcasecmp() function returns 0 

Example 2

Output

String 1: Hello World
String 2: hello PHP
The strcasecmp() function returns 7 

Example 3

Output

$str1 is equal to $str2 in a case-insensitive string comparison

Example 4

Output

Case 1: When str1 is greater than str2...
The strcasecmp() function returns 80
Case 2: When str2 is greater than str1...
The strcasecmp() function returns -17