---
name: "firestring_estr_estrncasecmp"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfirestring-dev"
version: "0.9.12-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firestring_estr_estrncasecmp"
---

# firestring\_estr\_estrncasecmp(3)

compare two estring segments case-insensitively

## NAME

firestring\_estr\_estrncasecmp - compare two estring segments case-insensitively

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<firestring.h\>**\
 **-lfirestring**

**int firestring\_estr\_estrncasecmp(struct firestring\_estr\_t \****estring1***, struct firestring\_estr\_t \****estring2***, int** *length***, int** *start***)**

## DESCRIPTION

firestring\_estr\_estrncasecmp() compares *lengths* bytes of *estring1* from *start* on with *estring2* case-insensitively.

## RETURN VALUE

0 if the string segments match; 1 if they do not.

## AUTHOR

Ian Gulliver \<ian@penguinhosting.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**libfirestring**(3)](/libfirestring/3.md)