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

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HP C/iX Library Function Descriptions
memchr
memchr
Searches memory for a specified character.
Syntax
#include <string.h>
void *memchr(const void * s , int c , size_t n );
Parameters
s A pointer to the object to search.
c The character value to find in the object.
n The maximum number of characters to examine.
Return Values
x A pointer to the first occurrence of the character. If the character c is not
found, a null pointer is returned.
Description
The memchr function returns a pointer to the first occurrence of character c in the object
pointed to by
s . Only the first n characters of the s array are examined. This function does
not terminate when a null character is encountered. Each character is treated as an
unsigned character.
See Also
memcpy(), memcmp(), memmove(), memset(), ANSI C 4.11.5.1