cmp
cmp(x,y)
Return -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether x is less than, equal to, or greater than y, respectively. Uses the total order implemented by isless. For floating-point numbers, uses < but throws an error for unordered arguments.
Examples
In the Julia programming language, the function cmp(x, y)
Return -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether x is less than, equal to, or greater than y, respectively. It uses the total order implemented by isless. For floating-point numbers, it uses < but throws an error for unordered arguments.
julia> cmp(5, 10)
-1
julia> cmp(10, 10)
0
julia> cmp("apple", "banana")
-1
julia> cmp(3.14, 2.71)
1Here are some common examples of its use:
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Comparing integers:
julia> cmp(5, 10) -1In this example,
cmp(5, 10)returns -1 because 5 is less than 10. -
Comparing strings:
julia> cmp("apple", "banana") -1It returns -1 because "apple" comes before "banana" in lexicographic order.
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Comparing floating-point numbers:
julia> cmp(3.14, 2.71) 1The function returns 1 because 3.14 is greater than 2.71.
Note: The function throws an error if the arguments are unordered, such as when trying to compare NaN (not-a-number) values.
See Also
cmp, float, get_bigfloat_precision, get_rounding, get_zero_subnormals, isapprox, maxintfloat, mod2pi, nextfloat, precision, prevfloat, rationalize, round, set_bigfloat_precision, set_rounding, set_zero_subnormals, significand, with_bigfloat_precision, with_rounding,User Contributed Notes
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