HP C/iX Library Reference Manual (30026-90004)

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HP C/iX Library Function Descriptions
memset
memset
Initializes an object with a supplied character value.
Syntax
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void * s , int c , size_t n );
Parameters
s A pointer to an object.
c The value to be duplicated throughout the object that s points to.
n The number of characters in object s to be filled with the value c .
Return Values
x The value of s .
Description
The memset function stores n copies of the character c into the object pointed to by s . The
value of
c is converted to an unsigned char before it is stored.
See Also
memchr(), memcmp(), memcpy(), memmove(), ANSI C 4.11.6.1