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GT_STRDIFF()

Return a string where it begins to differ from another
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 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
      Library is libgt