STRCMP(expr1,expr2) : STRCMP « String Functions « MySQL Tutorial

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STRCMP() returns 0 if the strings are the same.

STRCMP() returns -1 if the first argument is smaller than the second according to the current sort order.

STRCMP() returns 1 otherwise.

mysql> SELECT STRCMP('text', 'text2');
+-------------------------+
| STRCMP('text', 'text2') |
+-------------------------+
|                      -1 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT STRCMP('text2', 'text');
+-------------------------+
| STRCMP('text2', 'text') |
+-------------------------+
|                       1 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT STRCMP('text', 'text');
+------------------------+
| STRCMP('text', 'text') |
+------------------------+
|                      0 |
+------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)