# strncmp

Compares first n characters of strings.

## Syntax

* res = strncmp(s1, s2, n)

## Input argument

* s1 - a string, string array or cell of strings.
* s2 - a string, string array or cell of strings.
* n - an integer value: numbers of characters to compare.

## Output argument

* res - a logical: true if the two are identical and false otherwise.

## Description

**strncmp** compares the first n characters of two strings (case sensitive).

## Example

```matlab
strncmp('Nelson', 'nelSon', 3)
strncmp('Nelson', 'Nelson', 3)

A = {'Nel', 'son'; 'Toolboxes', 'Modules'}
B = {'Handle', 'Struct'; 'Toolboxes', 'Modules'}
C = {'C', 'Contents'; 'Nel', 'son'}
strncmp(A, B, 2)
strncmp(A, C, 2)
strncmp(C, 'C', 4)
```

## See also

[strcmp](strcmp).

## History

| Version | Description     |
| ------- | --------------- |
| 1.0.0   | initial version |

## Author

Allan CORNET
