strcomp.vala

public bool string_compare(string a, string b) {
    return a == b;
}

public bool template_compare<T>(T a, T b) {
    return a == b;
}

public string bool_to_str(bool val) {
    return val ? "true" : "false";
}

public void main() {
    string a = "abcd";
    string b = "abcd";

    // compare strings with string_compare
    string string_compare_result = bool_to_str(string_compare(a, b));
    stdout.printf("string_compare(%s, %s):   %s\n", a, b, string_compare_result);

    // compare strings with template_compare
    string template_compare_result = bool_to_str(template_compare<string>(a, b));
    stdout.printf("template_compare(%s, %s): %s\n", a, b, template_compare_result);
}