This function performs a lexical comparison of two texts and returns whether a is equal to b (value "0"), a is less than b (value "-1") or a is greater than b (value "1").
Unlike in function "string-compare()", however, upper and lower case are not considered. See examples.
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
a | Text. |
b | Text. |
Examples
Parameter a | Parameter b | Result |
|---|---|---|
a | a | 0 |
a | b | -1 |
b | a | 1 |
abc | abc | 0 |
abc | abd | -1 |
ABC | abc | 0 |
abc | aaa | 1 |