StrComp Function

Compares two strings and returns an integer value that represents the result of the comparison.

Syntax:


StrComp (Text1 As String, Text2 As String[, Compare])

Return value:

Integer

Parameter:

Text1: Any string expression

Text2: Any string expression

Compare: 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.

Return value

If Text1 < Text2 the function returns -1
If Text1 = Text2 the function returns 0
If Text1 > Text2 the function returns 1

Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

Example:


Sub ExampleStrComp
Dim iVar As Single
Dim sVar As String
    iVar = 123.123
    sVar = Str$(iVar)
    MsgBox strcomp(sVar , Str$(iVar),1)
End Sub