String
 
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Class   String
   
Name  

equalsIgnoreCase()

   
Examples   
String str1 = String("CCCP"); 
String str2 = String("ccCP"); 
// Tests to see if str1 is equal to str2 
if(str1.equalsIgnoreCase(str2) == true) { 
  Serial.println("Equal");  // They are equal ignoring case differences so this line will print 
} else { 
  Serial.println("Not equal"); 
} 


String str1 = String("CCCP");   
String srt3 = String("cccp"); 
// Tests to see if str1 is equal to str3   
 
void setup() { 
  Serial.begin(9600); 
  if(str1.equalsIgnoreCase(str3) == true) {   
    Serial.println("Equal");  // They are equal ignoring case differences so this line will print   
  }  
  else {   
    Serial.println("Not equal");   
  }  
} 
 
void loop() { 
  // Nothing for loop() 
}

Description   Compares two strings to see if they are equal ignoriong case differences. This method is necessary because it's not possible to compare strings using the equality operator (==). Returns true if the strings are the same and false if they are not.
   
Syntax   
equalsIgnoreCase(str)
   
Parameters  
str   String: any valid String
   
Returns   boolean
   
Usage   Web & Application