Builtin Function: compare

compare(value1, value2)

The built-in function compare compares two values. The only valid types that can be provided are integers, floats or strings. Strings are compared according to lexicographic ordering; which is comparable to alphabetical ordering, but also takes into account symbols.

The following table provides an overview of the possible return values:

Examples

// ints
compare(1, 4)      // -1
compare(1, 4)      // 0
compare(4, 1)      // +1

// floats
compare(1.0, 4.0)      // -1
compare(1.0, 4.0)      // 0
compare(4.0, 1.0)      // +1

// strings
compare("apple", "banana") // -1
compare("apple", "apple")  // 0
compare("banana", "apple") // +1