Arduino Reference - StringEqualsIgnoreCase

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## equalsIgnoreCase()

#### Description

Compares two strings for equality. The comparison is not case-sensitive, meaning the String("hello") is equal to the String("HELLO").

#### Syntax

string.equalsIgnoreCase(string2)

#### Parameters

string, string2: variables of type String

#### Returns

true: if string equals string2 (ignoring case)
false: otherwise

#### Example

- StringComparisonOperators

#### See also

- equals()
- compareTo()

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