CompareNoCase

Description

Performs a case-insensitive comparison of two strings.

Returns

An indicator of the difference:

Category

String functions

Function syntax

CompareNoCase(string1, string2)

See also

Compare, FindNoCase; Ambiguous type expressions and strings in Using ColdFusion Variables in ColdFusion MX Developer’s Guide

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string1

A string or a variable that contains one

string2

A string or a variable that contains one

Example

<H3>CompareNoCase Example</H3>
<P>This function performs a <I>case-insensitive</I> comparison of two strings.
<CFIF IsDefined("form.string1")>
<CFSET comparison = Comparenocase(form.string1, form.string2)>
<!--- switch on the variable to give various responses --->
<CFSWITCH EXPRESSION=#comparison#>
	<CFCASE value="-1">
		<H3>String 1 is less than String 2</H3>
		<I>The strings are not equal</I>
	</CFCASE>
	<CFCASE value="0">
		<H3>String 1 is equal to String 2</H3>
		<I>The strings are equal!</I>
	</CFCASE>
	<CFCASE value="1">
		<H3>String 1 is greater than String 2</H3>
		<I>The strings are not equal</I>
	</CFCASE>
	<CFDEFAULTCASE>
		<H3>This is the default case</H3>
	</CFDEFAULTCASE>
</CFSWITCH>
</CFIF>
<FORM ACTION="comparenocase.cfm" METHOD="POST">
<P>String 1
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="string1">
<P>String 2
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="string2">
<P><INPUT TYPE="Submit" VALUE="Compare these Strings" NAME=""> 
<INPUT TYPE="RESET"> </FORM>