#include <stdio.h>
int custom_strcmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
// Your logic here
int i = 0;
// Compare characters until find a mismatch or reach end of either string
while (a[i] != '\0' && b[i] != '\0')
{
if (a[i] != b[i])
{
return a[i] - b[i]; // Return ASCII difference
}
i++;
}
// One or both strings ended, return difference of the characters at current position
return a[i] - b[i];
}
int main() {
char a[101], b[101];
fgets(a, sizeof(a), stdin);
fgets(b, sizeof(b), stdin);
// Remove newline
int i = 0;
while (a[i]) {
if (a[i] == '\n') { a[i] = '\0'; break; }
i++;
}
i = 0;
while (b[i]) {
if (b[i] == '\n') { b[i] = '\0'; break; }
i++;
}
printf("%d", custom_strcmp(a, b));
return 0;
}
Input
apple apple
Expected Output
0