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Learning Objectives: String

Comparison
Compare strings with == and !=

Compare strings with compare()


== & !=

Comparing with ==
The == operator can be used with strings just like it is with numbers or
boolean values. Note that without the boolalpha flag, the system will return
1 if true and 0 if false. 1 represents string equality and 0 represents
inequality.

string string1 = "It's Friday!";


string string2 = "It's Friday!";

cout << (string1 == string2);

challenge

What happens if you:


Change the value of string1 to "it's friday!"?
Change the value of string2 to "it\'s friday!"?
Change the cout statement to cout << boolalpha << (string1 ==
string2);?

Comparing with !=
You can also test for string inequality with the != operator.

string string1 = "It's Friday!";


string string2 = "It's Monday.";

cout << (string1 != string2);


challenge

What happens if you:


Change the value of string2 to "It's Friday"?
Change the value of string2 to "It's Friday!"?
Change the cout statement to cout << boolalpha << (string1 !=
string2);?
Compare

Lexicographical Order
In C++, strings can be compared lexicographically, meaning they can be
compared according to how they will appear in the dictionary. You can use
the compare() method to determine which of two strings comes first. A
return value of a negative integer means the first string comes first, a
return value of a positive integer means the second string comes first, and
a return value of 0 means the strings are equal and neither comes first.

string string1 = "apple";


string string2 = "cat";

if (string1.compare(string2) < 0) {
cout << "string1 comes first" << endl;
}
else if (string1.compare(string2) > 0) {
cout << "string2 comes first" << endl;
}
else {
cout << "the strings are equal" << endl;
}

challenge

What happens if you:


Change string2 to "apple"?
Change string2 to "10"?
Change string1 to "2" in your current code?

Why Does “10” Come Before “2”?


When C++ compares strings lexicographically, it compares each character
of the strings one by one from left to right. Since the first character in 10 is
1, and 1 comes before 2, 10 is considered to come before 2 even though
numerically 2 is supposed to come first.
string string1 = "123";
string string2 = "9";

if (string1.compare(string2) < 0) {
cout << "string1 comes first" << endl;
}
else if (string1.compare(string2) > 0) {
cout << "string2 comes first" << endl;
}
else {
cout << "the strings are equal" << endl;
}

challenge

What happens if you:


Change string1 to "apple"?
Change string2 to "Apple" in your current code?
Change string1 to an empty string "" in your current code?

Letters vs. Numbers vs. Empty Strings


Lexicographically speaking, empty strings always come first, followed by
numbers, then uppercase letters, and finally lowercase letters.
Formative Assessment 1
Formative Assessment 2

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