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GT_ATDIFF()

Return the position where two strings begin to differ
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 Syntax

        GT_AtDiff(<cStr1>, <cStr2>) --> nPos  

 Arguments

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

 Returns

        <nPos>       - The position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to 
                  differ

 Description

      Return the position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ.  If
      the strings differ in the first character GT_AtDiff() will  return
      1.  If the two strings are identical (or identical upto  the last
      character in <cStr2>) the function will return 0.

      NOTE:  invalid parameters will return -1

 Examples

      ? gt_atDiff("the cat", "the rat")          // prints 5
      ? gt_atDiff("the cat", "the ")             // prints 0

Status

      Ready

 Files

      Library is libgt
      Library is libgt