Compare Strings

Medium Strings

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Problem Statement

Write a C program to compare two strings lexicographically (print 0 if equal, positive if first > second, negative if first < second).

Input Format

Two space-separated strings.

Output Format

Print an integer representing the comparison result.

Constraints

Length <= 100

Sample Input

apple apricot

Sample Output

Explanation

Compare corresponding characters of both strings ASCII-wise until a difference or null terminator is found.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    char str1[101], str2[101];
    if (scanf("%100s %100s", str1, str2) == 2) {
        // Write your code here to compare strings and print result
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

Time Limit: 1s
Memory Limit: 256MB

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