char_list_cmp

Determines if two lists are equal.

Syntax

int char_list_cmp(list-name, list-name)
list    list-name

Description

Returns true if two lists are different and false if they are the same.

Example

This example shows how to determine if a user has changed a list.

After saving the list to "old_list," open it in an editor. When the user closes the editor, save the file to "new_list." Finally, compare "old_list" to "new_list."

 {
 list old_list;
 list new_list;
 old_list = list_open("hitlist.txt",1000,"List of Structure Numbers");
 new_list = edit_list(old_list,0,0,70,20,7,true);     /*edit list/*
 if (char_list_cmp(old_list,new_list))   /*true if user changed old list*/
    list_file(new_list,"old_list.txt","a");
 }