Method CompareArrayByPrefix

CompareArrayByPrefix(Char[], Int32, Char[], Int32)

Compare two arrays, starting at the specified offsets, but treating shortArray as a prefix to longArray. As long as shortArray is a prefix of longArray, return 0. Otherwise, behave as CompareArray(Char[], Int32, Char[], Int32).

Declaration
public static int CompareArrayByPrefix(char[] shortArray, int shortIndex, char[] longArray, int longIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Char[] shortArray

prefix array
System.Int32 shortIndex

offset into shortArray
System.Char[] longArray

long array (word)
System.Int32 longIndex

offset into longArray
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32

0 if shortArray is a prefix of longArray, otherwise act as CompareArray(Char[], Int32, Char[], Int32).