# CompareNoCase()

Performs a case-insensitive comparison of two strings.
An indicator of the difference:

- A negative number, if string1 is less than string2
- 0, if string1 is equal to string2
- A positive number, if string1 is greater than string2

```
CompareNoCase( string1=string, string2=string );
```

**Returns:** number

# Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| string1 | string | Yes | A string or a variable that contains one |  |
| string2 | string | Yes | A string or a variable that contains one |  |

# Examples

```cfml
dump(CompareNoCase("100 MAIN ST.", "675 EAST AVENUE")); // -1
```







# Categories

[Strings](../../categories/string.md)

# See Also

[string.compareNoCase()](../objects/string/comparenocase.md)