Thread: strcmp

Hey, I have a huge assignment but there is a small part I'm confused about how to write it.

I want to make a method

Code:

#include <string.h>

int findMonth(char month[30]) {
   if(month.strcmp("JANUARY")
      return 1;
   elseif(month.strcmp("FEBRUARY")
      return 2;
   ...

}

what exactly is the name of the function of what I'm trying to accomplish. THanks in advance.

The syntax

month.strcmp( ... );

is more common in C++, where you have OOP things like classes. In C, there are only functions. You have the right function in mind, by the way, but you need to figure out what it returns means.

Alright, based on what I remember, it should be specifically, something like this?

Code:

if(month.strcmp("JANUARY")==0) {
   return 1;
}

i dont understand what youre saying about C++. does this mean that I should not be using this in C?

hmm i dont understand what you mean by needing another argument?

well month is a char month[15] that i compare to January, Feb.. etc.

oh the january compare method is just one line, not my whole method; i was just using it as an example to see if i have the correct syntax.

Originally Posted by Soulzityr

hmm i dont understand what you mean by needing another argument?

well month is a char month[15] that i compare to January, Feb.. etc.

oh the january compare method is just one line, not my whole method; i was just using it as an example to see if i have the correct syntax.

strcmp takes two arguments, two strings, if they are identical strcmp returns zero. You just have one argument. This is the correct syntax:

Code:

int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);

The dotsyntax is from C++, where month would be an object and strcmp a method.

Unless you HAVE to write a function that does all that, a better way would be to use an enumeration:

Code:

enum month{
    January,
    February,
    /***** so on */
    December
};

Then you can just do something like:

Code:

enum month this_month = January;

ive never learned enumerations before so heheh i dont know what you mean by that

so okay for syntax wise, would it be correct then, subzero, to put it this way

Code:

int compareAge(char month[15]) {
   if(strcmp(month,"JANUARY")==0) {
      return 1;
   }
   else if (strcmp(month,"FEBRUARY")==0) {
      return 2;
   }
   ...
}

Yes, that should work.

Except it's unusual to see an array size in a formal parameter. The value is pretty much ignored except that the compiler will recognize the use of an array.