Compare in Go

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Compare returns an integer comparing two byte slices lexicographically. The result will be 0 if a==b, -1 if a < b, and +1 if a > b. A nil argument is equivalent to an empty slice.

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package main

import "bytes"

func main() {
	// Interpret Compare's result by comparing it to zero.
	var a, b []byte
	if bytes.Compare(a, b) < 0 {
		// a less b
	}
	if bytes.Compare(a, b) <= 0 {
		// a less or equal b
	}
	if bytes.Compare(a, b) > 0 {
		// a greater b
	}
	if bytes.Compare(a, b) >= 0 {
		// a greater or equal b
	}

	// Prefer Equal to Compare for equality comparisons.
	if bytes.Equal(a, b) {
		// a equal b
	}
	if !bytes.Equal(a, b) {
		// a not equal b
	}
}