memcmp

/*
memcmp是比较内存区域buf1和buf2的前count个字节。该函数是按字节比较的。
*/


#include <stdio.h>

int memcmp_c(const void *buf1, const void *buf2, size_t count);

int main(void)
{
	char buffer1[] = "luohan";
	char buffer2[] = "luo";
	int n;
	n = memcmp_c(buffer1, buffer2, 2);
	if(n > 0)
		printf(" '%s' is greater than '%s'\n", buffer1, buffer2);
	else if(n == 0)
		printf(" '%s' is the same as '%s'\n", buffer1, buffer2);
	else
		printf(" '%s' is less than '%s'\n", buffer1, buffer2);
}

int memcmp_c(const void * buf1, const void *buf2, size_t count)
{
	if(!count)
		return 0;
	// count 首先减一是因为在return中已经进行了一次比较。
	// 如果count--,将会多比较一次。 
	while( --count && *(char*)buf1 == *(char*)buf2 )
		{
			buf1 = (char*)buf1 + 1;
			buf2 = (char*)buf2 + 1;
		}
		
		return ( *((unsigned char*)buf1) - *((unsigned char*)buf2) );
	 	
}