compare - JavaScript Vision

compare( )
See also: compareNoCase

Determines whether or not two strings are equal.

Syntax

JSV_compare(expS1, expS2)

Prototype

expS1.compare(expS2)

Returns

The compare function returns true if expS1 and expS2 are equal.

Parameters

The compare function uses the following arguments.

Argument	Description
expS1	One of the strings that is to be evaluated for equality.
expS2	The other string that is to be evaluated for equality.

Remarks

n/a

Dependencies

n/a

Example

The following lines of code


var testString1 = "bob", testString2 = "Bob";
document.write("Is " + testString1 + " is equal to " + testString2 + "? " + 
               testString1.compare(testString2) );

var testString1 = "BOB", testString2 = "Bob";
document.write("Is " + testString1 + " is equal to " + testString2 + "? " + 
               testString1.compare(testString2) );

var testString1 = "Bob", testString2 = "Bob";
document.write("Is " + testString1 + " is equal to " + testString2 + "? " + 
               testString1.compare(testString2) );

produce