# GT_STRDIFF()

Return a string where it begins to differ from another

Syntax

  GT_StrDiff(<cStr1>, <cStr2>) --> cRet

Arguments

  <cStr1> - A character string to compare <cStr2> - The string to compare with

Returns

  <cRet> - A string beginning at the position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ from <cStr1>

Description

  Return a string beginning at the position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ from <cStr1>. If the two strings are identical (or identical upto the last character in <cStr2>) the function will return "".
  NOTE: invalid parameters will return ""

Examples

          ? gt_strDiff("the cat", "the rat")          // prints "rat"
          ? gt_strDiff("the cat", "the ")             // prints ""

Status

  Ready

Files

  Library is libgt