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# std::experimental::filesystem::path::compare

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< cpp‎ | experimental‎ | fs‎ | path

int compare( const path& p ) const; | (1) | (filesystem TS)
int compare( const std::string& str ) const; | (2) | (filesystem TS)
int compare( const value_type& s ) const; | (3) | (filesystem TS)

Compares the lexical representations of the path and another path.

1) Returns a value less than, equal to or greater than 0 if the native representation of the path (native()) is respectively lexicographically less than, equal to or greater than the native representation of `p` (p.native()).
2) Equivalent to compare(path(str)).
3) Equivalent to compare(path(s)).

### [edit] Parameters

p | - | a path to compare to
str | - | a string representing path to compare to }
s | - | a null-terminated string representing path to compare to

### [edit] Return value

A value less than 0 if the path is lexicographically less than the given path.

A value equal to 0 if the path is lexicographically equal to the given path.

A value greater than 0 if the path is lexicographically greater than the given path.

### [edit] Exceptions

1)
`noexcept` specification:
noexcept
2-3) (none)

### [edit] See also

operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>= | lexicographically compares two paths (function) [edit]

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