# std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::compare

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constexpr int compare( basic_string_view v ) const noexcept; | (1) | (since C++17)
constexpr int compare( size_type pos1, size_type count1, basic_string_view v ) const; | (2) | (since C++17)
constexpr int compare( size_type pos1, size_type count1, basic_string_view v, size_type pos2, size_type count2 ) const; | (3) | (since C++17)
constexpr int compare( const CharT* s ) const; | (4) | (since C++17)
constexpr int compare( size_type pos1, size_type count1, const CharT* s ) const; | (5) | (since C++17)
constexpr int compare( size_type pos1, size_type count1, const CharT* s, size_type count2 ) const; | (6) | (since C++17)

Compares two character sequences.

1) The length `rlen` of the sequences to compare is the smaller of size() and v.size(). The function compares the two views by calling traits::compare(data(), v.data(), rlen), and returns a value according to the following table:

Condition | Result | Return value
--- | --- | ---
`Traits::compare(data(), v.data(), rlen) < 0` | `this` is less than `v` | < 0
`Traits::compare(data(), v.data(), rlen) == 0` | `size() < v.size()` | `this` is less than `v` | < 0
`size() == v.size()` | `this` is equal to `v` | ​0​
`size() > v.size()` | `this` is greater than `v` | > 0
`Traits::compare(data(), v.data(), rlen) > 0` | `this` is greater than `v` | > 0

2) Equivalent to substr(pos1, count1).compare(v).
3) Equivalent to substr(pos1, count1).compare(v.substr(pos2, count2)).
4) Equivalent to compare(basic_string_view(s)).
5) Equivalent to substr(pos1, count1).compare(basic_string_view(s)).
6) Equivalent to substr(pos1, count1).compare(basic_string_view(s, count2)).

### Parameters

v | - | view to compare
s | - | pointer to the character string to compare to
count1 | - | number of characters of this view to compare
pos1 | - | position of the first character in this view to compare
count2 | - | number of characters of the given view to compare
pos2 | - | position of the first character of the given view to compare

### Return value

Negative value if this view is less than the other character sequence, zero if the both character sequences are equal, positive value if this view is greater than the other character sequence.

### Complexity

1) Linear in the number of characters compared.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <string_view>

    int main()
    {
        using std::operator""sv;
        static_assert("abc"sv.compare("abcd"sv) < 0);
        static_assert("abcd"sv.compare("abc"sv) > 0);
        static_assert("abc"sv.compare("abc"sv) == 0);
        static_assert(""sv.compare(""sv) == 0);
    }

### See also

compare | compares two strings (public member function of `std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>`)
operator==operator!=operator<operator>operator<=operator>=operator<=> (C++17)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20) | lexicographically compares two string views (function template)

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