memchr, wmemchr
Find characters in a buffer.
void *memchr(
const void *buf,
int c,
size_t count
); // C only
void *memchr(
void *buf,
int c,
size_t count
); // C++ only
const void *memchr(
const void *buf,
int c,
size_t count
); // C++ only
wchar_t *wmemchr(
const wchar_t * buf,
wchar_t c,
size_t count
); // C only
wchar_t *wmemchr(
wchar_t * buf,
wchar_t c,
size_t count
); // C++ only
const wchar_t *wmemchr(
const wchar_t * buf,
wchar_t c,
size_t count
); // C++ only
Parameters
buf
Pointer to buffer.c
Character to look for.count
Number of characters to check.
Return Value
If successful, returns a pointer to the first location of c in buf. Otherwise it returns NULL.
Remarks
memchr and wmemchr look for the first occurrence of c in the first count bytes of buf. It stops when it finds c or when it has checked the first count bytes.
In C, these functions take a const pointer for the first argument. In C++, two overloads are available. The overload taking a pointer to const returns a pointer to const; the version that takes a pointer to non-const returns a pointer to non-const. The macro _CONST_CORRECT_OVERLOADS is defined if both the const and non-const versions of these functions are available. If you require the non-const behavior for both C++ overloadsin C++, define the symbol _CONST_RETURN.
Requirements
Routine |
Required header |
|---|---|
memchr |
<memory.h> or <string.h> |
wmemchr |
<wchar.h> |
For more information about compatibility, see Compatibility.
Libraries
All versions of the C run-time libraries.
Example
// crt_memchr.c
#include <memory.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int ch = 'r';
char str[] = "lazy";
char string[] = "The quick brown dog jumps over the lazy fox";
char fmt1[] = " 1 2 3 4 5";
char fmt2[] = "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890";
int main( void )
{
char *pdest;
int result;
printf( "String to be searched:\n %s\n", string );
printf( " %s\n %s\n\n", fmt1, fmt2 );
printf( "Search char: %c\n", ch );
pdest = memchr( string, ch, sizeof( string ) );
result = (int)(pdest - string + 1);
if ( pdest != NULL )
printf( "Result: %c found at position %d\n", ch, result );
else
printf( "Result: %c not found\n" );
}
Output
String to be searched:
The quick brown dog jumps over the lazy fox
1 2 3 4 5
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
Search char: r
Result: r found at position 12
.NET Framework Equivalent
Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.