note 19166 added to function.strncmp

$str1 = "sample"; $str2 ="sam"; echo strncmp($str1, $str2, 2); ->0 echo strncmp($str1, $str2, 3); ->0 echo strncmp($str1, $str2, 4); ->1 echo strncmp($str1, $str2, 5); ->2 why? if the definition is correct, the 2 strings are equal in the long of the sort string, 3 chars. why? -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strncmp.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+19166 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+19166 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+19166