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<refentry xml:id="function.variant-cmp" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>variant_cmp</refname>
<refpurpose>Compares two variants</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>variant_cmp</methodname>
<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>left</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>right</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>lcid</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Compares <parameter>left</parameter> with <parameter>right</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
This function will only compare scalar values, not arrays or variant records.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>left</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The left operand.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>right</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The right operand.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>lcid</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A valid Locale Identifier to use when comparing strings (this affects
string collation).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<parameter>flags</parameter> can be one or more of the following values
OR'd together, and affects string comparisons:
<table>
<title>Variant Comparision Flags</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>value</entry>
<entry>meaning</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNORECASE</constant></entry>
<entry>Compare case insensitively</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNORENONSPACE</constant></entry>
<entry>Ignore nonspacing characters</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNORESYMBOLS</constant></entry>
<entry>Ignore symbols</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNOREWIDTH</constant></entry>
<entry>Ignore string width</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNOREKANATYPE</constant></entry>
<entry>Ignore Kana type</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>NORM_IGNOREKASHIDA</constant></entry>
<entry>Ignore Arabic kashida characters</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
&com.variant-arith;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns one of the following:
<table>
<title>Variant Comparision Results</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>value</entry>
<entry>meaning</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><constant>VARCMP_LT</constant></entry>
<entry><parameter>left</parameter> is less than
<parameter>right</parameter>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>VARCMP_EQ</constant></entry>
<entry><parameter>left</parameter> is equal to
<parameter>right</parameter>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>VARCMP_GT</constant></entry>
<entry><parameter>left</parameter> is greater than
<parameter>right</parameter>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>VARCMP_NULL</constant></entry>
<entry>Either <parameter>left</parameter>,
<parameter>right</parameter> or both are &null;
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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