HP C/iX Library Reference Manual (30026-90004)
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HP C/iX Library Function Descriptions
memcpy
memcpy
Copies a speciļ¬ed number of characters from one object to another.
Syntax
#include <string.h>
void *memcpy(void *
s1
, const void *
s2
, size_t
n
);
Parameters
s1
A pointer to the target object.
s2
A pointer to the source object.
n
The number of characters to copy.
Return Values
x The value of
s1
.
Description
The memcpy function copies
n
characters from the object pointed to by
s2
to the object
pointed to by
s1
. Unlike the strcpy function, the memcpy function does not stop when a
null character is encountered. Use memmove() rather than memcpy() if the source and
destination objects might overlap in memory.
See Also
memmove(), strcpy(), memchr(), memset(), ANSI C 4.11.2.1