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Description
Performs a case sensitive comparison of two strings.
Returns
- -1, if string1 is less than string2
- 0, if string1 is equal to string2
- 1, if string1 is greater than string2
Category
Function syntax
Compare(string1, string2)
See also
CompareNoCase, Find
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
string1 |
A string or a variable that contains one |
string2 |
A string or a variable that contains one |
Usage
Compares the values of corresponding characters in string1 and string2.
Example
<cfscript>
myString1="ColdFusion"
myString2="Coldfusion"
writeOutput(compare(myString1,myString2) & "<br/>") // Returns -1 as first string < second string
myString3="ColdFusion"
writeOutput(compare(myString1,myString3) & "<br/>") // Returns 0 as both strimgs are equal
myString4="ColdFusion (2018 release)"
writeOutput(compare(myString4,myString1)) // Returns 1 as first string > second string
</cfscript>
Output
-1
0
1