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Why can numeric comparison operators not be used to compare strings in C?

Why can numeric comparison operators not be used to compare strings in C? (Computer science one · Order of Precedence) — "Numeric comparison operators cannot b…

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  • Numeric comparison operators cannot be used to compare strings in C.
  • The expression ("aardvark" < "zebra") can be written as valid C.
  • Although valid, the expression's result would not necessarily be true or false.
  • The reason is that strings in C are represented as arrays.
  • Arrays in C are represented as memory locations.
  • These representation issues will be explored in greater depth later.
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Why can numeric comparison operators not be used to compare strings in C?

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"Numeric comparison operators cannot be used to compare strings in C. For example, we could write (\"aardvark\" < \"zebra\") which would be valid C, and it would even have a result. However, that result wouldn’t necessarily be true or false. The reason for this is that strings in C are actually represented as arrays, which in turn are represented as memory locations. We’ll explore these issues in greater depth later on, but for now"

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