petsc-3.7.3 2016-07-24
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# PetscStrncmp

Compares two strings, up to a certain length

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode  PetscStrncmp(const char a[],const char b[],size_t n,PetscBool  *t)

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| a | - pointer to first string
| b | - pointer to second string
| n | - length to compare up to

### Output Parameter

t -if the two strings are equal

Notes: Not for use in Fortran

### See Also

PetscStrgrt(), PetscStrcmp(), PetscStrcasecmp()

Level:intermediate
Location: src/sys/utils/str.c
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