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Golang strings.EqualFold() Function with Examples

Golang | strings.EqualFold() Function: Here, we are going to learn about the EqualFold() function of strings package with its usages, syntax, and examples.
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strings.EqualFold()

The EqualFold() function is an inbuilt function of strings package which is used to check whether the given strings (UTF-8 strings) are equal under Unicode case-folding (i.e., case-insensitive). It accepts two string parameters and returns true if both strings are equal under Unicode case-folding (i.e., case-insensitive), false otherwise.

Syntax:

func EqualFold(st1, str2 string) bool

Parameter(s):

• str1 : First string.
• str2 : Second string.

Return Value:

The return type of EqualFold() function is a bool, it returns true if both strings are equal under Unicode case-folding (i.e., case-insensitive), false otherwise.

Example 1:

// Golang program to demonstrate the
// example of strings.EqualFold() Function

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	fmt.Println(strings.EqualFold("Hello", "hello"))
	fmt.Println(strings.EqualFold("HELLO, WORLD!", "Hello, world!"))
	fmt.Println(strings.EqualFold("Hello There?", "Hi There?"))
}

Output:

true
true
false

Example 2:

// Golang program to demonstrate the
// example of strings.EqualFold() Function

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	var str1 string
	var str2 string

	str1 = "Hello"
	str2 = "hello"

	if strings.EqualFold(str1, str2) == true {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	} else {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are not equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	}

	str1 = "HELLO, WORLD!"
	str2 = "Hello, world!"

	if strings.EqualFold(str1, str2) == true {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	} else {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are not equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	}

	str1 = "Hello There?"
	str2 = "Hi There?"

	if strings.EqualFold(str1, str2) == true {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	} else {
		fmt.Printf("\"%s\" and \"%s\" are not equal under Unicode case-folding\n", str1, str2)
	}
}

Output:

"Hello" and "hello" are equal under Unicode case-folding
"HELLO, WORLD!" and "Hello, world!" are equal under Unicode case-folding
"Hello There?" and "Hi There?" are not equal under Unicode case-folding

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