See std::lexicographical_compare:
// lexicographical_compare example
#include <iostream> // std::cout, std::boolalpha
#include <algorithm> // std::lexicographical_compare
#include <cctype> // std::tolower
// a case-insensitive comparison function:
bool mycomp (char c1, char c2) {
return std::tolower(c1) < std::tolower(c2);
}
int main () {
char foo[] = "Apple";
char bar[] = "apartment";
std::cout << std::boolalpha;
std::cout << "Comparing foo and bar lexicographically (foo < bar):\n";
std::cout << "Using default comparison (operator<): ";
std::cout << std::lexicographical_compare(foo, foo + 5, bar, bar + 9);
std::cout << '\n';
std::cout << "Using mycomp as comparison object: ";
std::cout << std::lexicographical_compare(foo, foo + 5, bar, bar + 9, mycomp);
std::cout << '\n';
return 0;
}