StringCompare

String comparison.

Declaration

Syntax

StringCompare(expr left, cmpop op, expr right, ttype type, expr? value)

Arguments

Argument Name	Argument Description
left	left side of comparison operator
right	right side of comparison operator
type	table entry type
value	expression value
op	operand

Return values

The return value is the expression that the StringCompare represents.

Description

StringCompare represents string comparison expression type. Comparisons are:

1. lexicographically less than, or less than equal to

2. lexicographically greater than, or greater than or equal to

3. Equal to

4. Not equal to

Types

Only accepts strings.

Examples

"aaa" > "bbb"

ASR:

(TranslationUnit
    (SymbolTable
        1
        {

        })
    [(StringCompare
        (StringConstant
            "aaa"
            (Character 1 3 () [])
        )
        Gt
        (StringConstant
            "bbb"
            (Character 1 3 () [])
        )
        (Logical 4 [])
        (LogicalConstant
            .false.
            (Logical 4 [])
        )
    )]
)

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