# Compare

## Overview

![The Compare Node.](/files/jLUqnSTBX3NNGTvEXi2E)

The **Compare** **Node** compares two **Strings** and outputs the result indicating whether they are equal or not in two forms: an **Int** and a **Bool**.

[**Scope**](/incari-studio/2023.1/toolbox/overview.md#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The Compare Node Attributes.](/files/FknA5FfspDhGXY5XirUv)

### Inputs

| Attribute  | Type       | Description                                                                                               |
| ---------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `String 1` | **String** | The default value of the first **String** to be compared, if none is given in the `String 1` **Socket**.  |
| `String 2` | **String** | The default value of the second **String** to be compared, if none is given in the `String 2` **Socket**. |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type       | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `String 1`        | **String** | The first **String** to be compared.                                  |
| `String 2`        | **String** | The second **String** to be compared.                                 |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |
| `Result`           | **Int**   | 0, if the **Strings** are equal; -1, if they are not.                                                                                  |
| `Equal`            | **Bool**  | *True*, if the **Strings** are equal; *false*, if they are not.                                                                        |

## See Also

* [**String Value**](/incari-studio/2023.1/toolbox/string/stringvalue.md)


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