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WMLScript compare() Function

The compare() function compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the comparison.

The compare() function can return one of the following values:

n = String.compare(string1, string2)

Part	Description
n	The integer returned from the function
string1	A string
string2	A string

var a = String.compare("world","world");
var b = String.compare("I","world");
var c = String.compare("world","I");

a = 0
b = -1
c = 1