Comparing Two Strings

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Comparing Two Strings

Document ID: IR10085

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The information in this article applies to:

• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Standard Edition
• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to compare two strings.

DISCUSSION

String comparisons are performed in the same manor as number comparisons. As an example, we will create two strings, and perform an action based on their contents:

1. Create two variables containing strings:

   String1 = "I am String1";
   
   
   String2 = "I am String2";

2. Compare the two strings:

   if String1 == String2 then
   
   
         --the two strings are equal
   
   
   else
   
   
         --the two strings are not equal
   
   
         if String1 > String2 then
   
   
             --String1 is alphabetically larger than String2
   
   
         elseif String1 < String2 then
   
   
             --String1 is alphabetically smaller than String2
   
   
         end
   
   
   end

Please note that if you want to compare the lengths of two strings, you must use the String.Length action:

if String.Length(String1) == String.Length(String2) then
--the two strings are the same length!!
end


MORE INFORMATION

For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 help file:

• Program Reference | Actions | String | String.Length

KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, String, Length, Compare

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Last reviewed: October 3, 2003
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