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STRCMP

Returns 0 if the strings are the same, -1 if the first argument is smaller than the second, and 1 otherwise.

Syntax​

STRCMP(<expr1> ,<expr2>)

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
<expr1>The string.
<expr2>The string.

Return Type​

BIGINT

Examples​

SELECT STRCMP('text', 'text2');
+-------------------------+
| STRCMP('text', 'text2') |
+-------------------------+
|                      -1 |
+-------------------------+

SELECT STRCMP('text2', 'text');
+-------------------------+
| STRCMP('text2', 'text') |
+-------------------------+
|                       1 |
+-------------------------+

SELECT STRCMP('text', 'text');
+------------------------+
| STRCMP('text', 'text') |
+------------------------+
|                      0 |
+------------------------+