#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void demo(const char* lhs, const char* rhs, int sz)
{
const int rc = strncmp(lhs, rhs, sz);
if (rc < 0)
printf("First %d chars of [%s] precede [%s]\n", sz, lhs, rhs);
else if (rc > 0)
printf("First %d chars of [%s] follow [%s]\n", sz, lhs, rhs);
else
printf("First %d chars of [%s] equal [%s]\n", sz, lhs, rhs);
}
int main(void)
{
const char* string = "Hello World!";
demo(string, "Hello!", 5);
demo(string, "Hello", 10);
demo(string, "Hello there", 10);
demo("Hello, everybody!" + 12, "Hello, somebody!" + 11, 5);
}