I just read some recommendations on using
std::string s = get_string();
std::string t = another_string();
if( !s.compare(t) )
{
instead of
if( s == t )
{
I’m almost always using the last one because I’m used to it and it feels natural, more readable. I didn’t even know that there was a separate comparison function.
To be more precise, I thought == would call compare().
What are the differences? In which contexts should one way be favored to the other?
I’m considering only the cases where I need to know if a string is the same value as another string.
