- assert(leftString != NULL);
- assert(rightString != NULL);
- diff = strcmp(leftString, rightString);
- if ( diff != 0 )
- return (diff < 0);
+ if ( leftString != rightString ) {
+ assert(leftString != NULL);
+ assert(rightString != NULL);
+ diff = strcmp(leftString, rightString);
+ if ( diff != 0 )
+ return (diff < 0);
+ }