# intlCompareStrings

Compares two strings for collation purposes.

### Synopsis

`int32 intlCompareStrings(Item locItem,const unichar *string1,const unichar *string2);`

### Description

Compares two strings according to the collation rules of the locale item's language.

### Arguments

locItem
  A locale item, as obtained from intlOpenLocale().

string1
  The first string to compare.

string2
  The second string to compare.

### Return Value

-1
  (string1 < string2)

0
  (string1 == string2)

1
  (string1>string2)

INTL_ERR_BADITEM
  locItem was not an existing locale item.

### Implementation

Folio call implemented in international folio V24.

### Associated Files

intl.h

### See Also

``intlOpenLocale`(), intlConvertString()`