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// MARKER(update_precomp.py): autogen include statement, do not remove
#include "precompiled_lingucomponent.hxx"
#include "altstrfunc.hxx"

#include <sal/types.h>

int start(const std::string &s1, const std::string &s2){
    size_t i;
    int ret = 0;

    size_t min = s1.length();
    if (min > s2.length())
        min = s2.length();

    for(i = 0; i < min && s2[i] && s1[i] && !ret; i++){
        ret = toupper(s1[i]) - toupper(s2[i]);
        if(s1[i] == '.' || s2[i] == '.'){ret = 0;}//. is a neutral character
    }
    return ret;
}

