Method: String#cmp

Defined in:
lib/core/facets/comparable/cmp.rb

#cmp(other) ⇒ Object

Compare method that takes length into account. Unlike #<=>, this is compatible with #succ.

"abc".cmp("abc")   #=>  0
"abcd".cmp("abc")  #=>  1
"abc".cmp("abcd")  #=> -1
"xyz".cmp("abc")   #=>  1

CREDIT: Peter Vanbroekhoven

TODO: Move String#cmp to string/ directory.



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# File 'lib/core/facets/comparable/cmp.rb', line 34

def cmp(other)
  return -1 if length < other.length
  return 1 if length > other.length
  self <=> other  # alphabetic compare
end