Buffer Comparison

Functions for comparing buffer contents. More...

Functions
DB_DEF bool	db_equals (db_buffer buf1, db_buffer buf2)
	Compare two buffers for equality.
DB_DEF int	db_compare (db_buffer buf1, db_buffer buf2)
	Compare buffer contents lexicographically.

Detailed Description

Functions for comparing buffer contents.

Function Documentation

db_compare()

DB_DEF int db_compare	(	db_buffer	buf1,
		db_buffer	buf2
	)

Compare buffer contents lexicographically.

Parameters

buf1	First buffer (can be NULL)
buf2	Second buffer (can be NULL)

Returns

-1 if buf1 < buf2, 0 if equal, 1 if buf1 > buf2

db_equals()

DB_DEF bool db_equals	(	db_buffer	buf1,
		db_buffer	buf2
	)

Compare two buffers for equality.

Parameters

buf1	First buffer (can be NULL)
buf2	Second buffer (can be NULL)

Returns

true if buffers have identical contents, false otherwise