/***************************************************************************

  gbx_compare.h

  (c) 2000-2009 Benoît Minisini <gambas@users.sourceforge.net>

  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
  any later version.

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  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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***************************************************************************/

#ifndef __GBX_COMPARE_H
#define __GBX_COMPARE_H

#ifndef GBX_INFO
#include "gbx_type.h"
#endif

#define GB_COMP_BINARY   0
#define GB_COMP_TEXT     1
#define GB_COMP_LANG     2
#define GB_COMP_LIKE     4
#define GB_COMP_NATURAL  8

#define GB_COMP_TYPE_MASK  15

#define GB_COMP_ASCENT   0
#define GB_COMP_DESCENT  16

#ifndef GBX_INFO
typedef
  int (*COMPARE_FUNC)();

COMPARE_FUNC COMPARE_get(TYPE type, int mode);
int COMPARE_object(void **a, void **b);
int COMPARE_string_lang(const char *s1, int l1, const char *s2, int l2, bool nocase, bool throw);
int COMPARE_string_like(const char *s1, int l1, const char *s2, int l2);
int COMPARE_string_natural(const char *a, int la, const char *b, int lb, bool nocase, bool lang);
#endif

#endif