Declaration: 
int strncmpi(char dest[], char src[], int n, int dest_index=0, int src_index=0); 
Description 
The strncmpi function compares the first n bytes of lines s1 and s2 letter-by-letter regardless of the character case and returns the comparison result. 
Returned value 
The strncmpi function returns the following values of the lines s1 and s2 
  
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     < 0          s1 is less than s2 
     = 0          s1 is equal to s2 
     > 0          s1 is greater than s2 
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