/* C Program to accepts two strings and compare them. Finally it prints whether both are equal, or first string is greater than the second or the first string is less than the second string */

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{
int count1=0,count2=0,flag=0,i;
char str1[10],str2[10];

clrscr();
puts(“Enter a string:”);
gets(str1);

puts(“Enter another string:”);
gets(str2);
/*Count the number of characters in str1*/
while (str1[count1]!=’\0′)
count1++;
/*Count the number of characters in str2*/
while (str2[count2]!=’\0′)
count2++;
i=0;

/*The string comparison starts with thh first character in each string and
continues with subsequent characters until the corresponding characters
differ or until the end of the strings is reached.*/

while ( (i < count1) && (i < count2))
{
if (str1[i] == str2[i])
{
i++;
continue;
}
if (str1[i]<str2[i])
{
flag = -1;
break;
}
if (str1[i] > str2[i])
{
flag = 1;
break;
}
}

if (flag==0)
printf(“Both strings are equal\n”);
if (flag==1)
printf(“String1 is greater than string2\n”, str1, str2);
if (flag == -1)
printf(“String1 is less than string2\n”, str1, str2);
getch();
}
/*—————————————-
Output
Enter a string:
happy
Enter another string:
HAPPY
String1 is greater than string2

RUN2
Enter a string:
Hello
Enter another string:
Hello
Both strings are equal

RUN3
Enter a string:
gold
Enter another string:
silver
String1 is less than string2
—————————————-*/

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