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Necktrox: tweaks

2016-02-15T18:43:19Z

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	Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference indicator (see table below) as ~~a number~~ value.		Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference indicator (see table below) as an integer value.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns a ''~~number~~'', which indicates the difference, see the table below for further information.		Returns an ''integer'', which indicates the difference, see the table below for further information.

	===Indicators===		===Indicators===

Necktrox at 18:19, 15 February 2016

2016-02-15T18:19:06Z

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	Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference as a number value.		Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference indicator (see table below) as a number value.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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2016-02-15T15:40:01Z

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__NOTOC__
{{Shared function}}

Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference as a number value.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">int utf8.ncasecmp ( string a, string b )</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''a:''' A string character sequence
*'''b:''' A string character sequence

===Returns===
Returns a ''number'', which indicates the difference, see the table below for further information.

===Indicators===
{| class="prettytable" style="width:25%;text-align:center;"
|-
! Value || Meaning
|-
| <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">-1</syntaxhighlight> || <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">a < b</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">0</syntaxhighlight> || <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">a == b</syntaxhighlight>
|-
| <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">1</syntaxhighlight> || <syntaxhighlight lang="lua">a > b</syntaxhighlight>
|}

==Example==
<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">
This example shows a simple comparsion of two different strings.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
local a = "Hello"
local b = "World"
local result = utf8.ncasecmp( a, b )

if result == -1 then
print( "a < b" ) -- printed
elseif result == 0 then
print( "a == b" )
elseif result == 1 then
print( "a > b" )
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>
<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">
This example shows how to greet a player, when he write 'hello' into the chat.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root,
function (message, messageType)
if messageType == 0 and utf8.ncasecmp( message, "hello" ) == 0 then
outputChatBox( "* Server: Hello!", source, 255, 100, 100 )
end
end
)
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>
==See Also==
{{UTF8 functions}}

Utf8.ncasecmp - Revision history

Necktrox: tweaks

Necktrox at 18:19, 15 February 2016

Necktrox: Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Shared function}} Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference as a number value. ==Syntax== int utf8.ncasecmp ( string a, string b )..."

Necktrox: Created page with "NOTOC {{Shared function}} Compares two strings in lower-case and returns the difference as a number value. ==Syntax== int utf8.ncasecmp ( string a, string b )..."