lexcmp

lexcmp(x, y)

Compare x and y lexicographically and return -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether x is less than, equal to, or greater than y, respectively. This function should be defined for lexicographically comparable types, and lexless will call lexcmp by default.

Examples

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Compare two strings:
```
julia> lexcmp("apple", "banana")
-1
```
This example compares the strings "apple" and "banana" lexicographically and returns -1 since "apple" comes before "banana" in lexicographical order.
Compare two arrays of integers:
```
julia> lexcmp([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 4])
-1
```
It compares the arrays [1, 2, 3] and [1, 2, 4] lexicographically. Since the third element of the second array is greater than the third element of the first array, it returns -1.
Handle equality between two values:
```
julia> lexcmp(10, 10)
0
```
In this example, both values are equal, so lexcmp returns 0.
Compare two tuples with mixed types:
```
julia> lexcmp((1, "apple"), (2, "banana"))
-1
```
It compares the tuples (1, "apple") and (2, "banana") lexicographically. The first element of the first tuple is smaller than the first element of the second tuple, so it returns -1.

Please note that lexcmp should be defined for lexicographically comparable types, meaning the types being compared should have a defined ordering relation. If the types are not lexicographically comparable, an error may occur.

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