RosettaCodeData/Task/String-comparison/MATLAB/string-comparison.m

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Matlab

a="BALL";
b="BELL";
if a==b, disp('The strings are equal'); end;
if strcmp(a,b), disp('The strings are equal'); end;
if a~=b, disp('The strings are not equal'); end;
if ~strcmp(a,b), disp('The strings are not equal'); end;
if a > b, disp('The first string is lexically after than the second'); end;
if a < b, disp('The first string is lexically before than the second'); end;
if a >= b, disp('The first string is not lexically before than the second'); end;
if a <= b, disp('The first string is not lexically after than the second'); end;
% to make a case insensitive comparison convert both strings to the same lettercase:
a="BALL";
b="ball";
if strcmpi(a,b), disp('The first and second string are the same disregarding letter case'); end;
if lower(a)==lower(b), disp('The first and second string are the same disregarding letter case'); end;