Microsoft KB Archive/158203

= How to use the string::operator<= STL function in Visual C++ =

Article ID: 158203

Article Last Modified on 12/31/2005

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APPLIES TO

 The Standard C++ Library, when used with:  Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition

 Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition

 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition

 Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Standard Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q158203

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Note Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002 and Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 support both the managed code model that is provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework and the unmanaged native Microsoft Windows code model. The information in this article applies only to unmanaged Visual C++ code. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 supports both the managed code model that is provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework and the unmanaged native Microsoft Windows code model.

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SUMMARY
The sample code below illustrates how to use the string::operator<= STL function in Visual C++.

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Prototype
Function 1: template<class _E, class _TYPE, class _A> inline bool operator<=(const basic_string<_E, _TYPE, _A>& LString,                     const _E *RCharArray);

Function 2: template<class _E, class _TYPE, class _A> inline bool operator<=(const _E * LCharArray,                     const basic_string<_E, _TYPE, _A>& RString); NOTE: The class/parameter names in the prototype may not match the version in the header file. Some have been modified to improve readability.

Description
There are two versions of the string::operator<= function. Both versions are used to compare a null-terminated character array to a basic_string. They perform this operation by negating the result of (RString<LCharArray or RCharArray<LString). For more information on this comparison, please see the string::operator< function.

Note that this operator does not work with NULL pointer for the character array. You will need to make sure that the character array is not NULL before you pass it to the operator.

Sample Code
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Compile options needed: /GX // // StringLessEqual.cpp : Illustrates how to use the operator<= to compare //                      a basic_string variable to a null-terminated //                      string. // // Functions: // //   operator<=   Returns true if the second parameter is not less //                than the first. // // Written by Derek Jamison // of Microsoft Product Support Services, // Copyright (c) 1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


 * 1) pragma warning(disable:4786)

using namespace std;
 * 1) include
 * 2) include

using namespace std; // std c++ libs implemented in std #endif
 * 1) if _MSC_VER > 1020  // if VC++ version is > 4.2

void trueFalse(int x)

{ cout << (x? "True": "False") << endl; }

void main {  string S1="DEF"; char CP1[]="ABC"; char CP2[]="DEF"; char CP3[]="DEFG"; char CP4[]="def";

cout << "S1 is " << S1 << endl; cout << "CP1 is " << CP1 << endl; cout << "CP2 is " << CP2 << endl; cout << "CP3 is " << CP3 << endl; cout << "CP4 is " << CP4 << endl;

cout << "S1<=CP1 returned "; trueFalse(S1<=CP1); // False  (calls function 1)

cout << "S1<=CP2 returned "; trueFalse(S1<=CP2); // True   (calls function 1)

cout << "S1<=CP3 returned "; trueFalse(S1<=CP3); // True   (calls function 1)

cout << "CP1<=S1 returned "; trueFalse(CP1<=S1); // True   (calls function 2)

cout << "CP2<=S1 returned "; trueFalse(CP2<=S1); // True   (calls function 2)

cout << "CP4<=S1 returned "; trueFalse(CP4<=S1); // False   (calls function 2)

} Program Output is: S1 is DEF CP1 is ABC CP2 is DEF CP3 is DEFG CP4 is def S1<=CP1 returned False S1<=CP2 returned True S1<=CP3 returned True CP1<=S1 returned True CP2<=S1 returned True CP4<=S1 returned False

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