/* Program to accepts two strings and compare them.

Finally it prints *
* whether both are equal, or first string is greater than the second *
* or the first string is less than the second string */

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

void main()
{
int count1=0,count2=0,flag=0,i;
char str1[10],str2[10];

clrscr();
puts("Enter a string:");
gets(str1);

puts("Enter another string:");

gets(str2);
/*Count the number of characters in str1*/
while (str1[count1]!='\0')
count1++;
/*Count the number of characters in str2*/
while (str2[count2]!='\0')
count2++;
i=0;

/*The string comparison starts with thh first character in each string and
continues with subsequent characters until the corresponding characters
differ or until the end of the strings is reached.*/

while ( (i < count1) && (i < count2))

{
if (str1[i] == str2[i])
{
i++;
continue;
}
if (str1[i]<str2[i])
{
flag = -1;
break;
}
if (str1[i] > str2[i])
{
flag = 1;
break;
}
}

if (flag==0)
printf("Both strings are equal\n");
if (flag==1)
printf("String1 is greater than string2\n", str1, str2);
if (flag == -1)
printf("String1 is less than string2\n", str1, str2);
getch();
}
/*----------------------------------------
Output
Enter a string:
happy
Enter another string:
HAPPY
String1 is greater than string2

RUN2
Enter a string:
Hello
Enter another string:
Hello
Both strings are equal

RUN3
Enter a string:
gold
Enter another string:
silver
String1 is less than string2
----------------------------------------*/