compareArrayByPrefix

fun compareArrayByPrefix(shortArray: CharArray?, shortIndex: Int, longArray: CharArray?, longIndex: Int): Int

Compare two arrays, starting at the specified offsets, but treating shortArray as a prefix to longArray. As long as shortArray is a prefix of longArray, return 0. Otherwise, behave as compareArray.

Return

0 if shortArray is a prefix of longArray, otherwise act as compareArray

Parameters

shortArray

prefix array

shortIndex

offset into shortArray

longArray

long array (word)

longIndex

offset into longArray