xdiff_string_diff_binary

(PECL xdiff >= 0.2.0)

xdiff_string_diff_binary — Alias of xdiff_string_bdiff()

Description

Makes a binary diff of two strings and returns the result. This function works with both text and binary data. Resulting patch can be later applied using xdiff_string_bpatch() /xdiff_file_bpatch() .

Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_string_bdiff() .

Parameters

old_data

First string with binary data. It acts as "old" data.

new_data

Second string with binary data. It acts as "new" data.

Return Values

Returns string with result or false if an internal error happened.

See Also

• xdiff_string_bdiff() - Make binary diff of two strings
• xdiff_string_bpatch() - Patch a string with a binary diff