streq(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   streq(3)

NAME
       streq - strings equal

LIBRARY
       gnulib - The GNU Portability Library

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       bool streq(const char *s1, const char *s2);

DESCRIPTION
       streq() determines whether the strings s1 and s2 are equal, as if by
       calling memeq(3).

       It is equivalent to both of the following expressions:

           strcmp(s1, s2) == 0
           memeq(s1, s2, MIN(strlen(s1),strlen(s2))+1)

RETURN VALUE
       See memeq(3).

ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface                                   | Attribute     | Value   |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |streq ()                                    | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
STANDARDS
       GNU.

HISTORY
       gnulib 202601.

SEE ALSO
       string(3)

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