Deprecated CRT Functions (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

The following table shows deprecated CRT functions and their security-enhanced replacements.

Deprecated CRT function	Security-enhanced replacement
_alloca.	_malloca
_controlfp.	controlfp_s
_ecvt.	_ecvt_s
_fcvt.	_fcvt_s
fopen, _wfopen.	fopen_s¸ _wfopen_s
fprintf, fwprintf.	fprintf_s, fwprintf_s
fscanf,fwscanf.	fscanf_s, _fwscanf
_gcvt.	_gcvt_s
gets, _getws.	gets_s, _getws_s
_itoa and _itow.	_itoa_s, _itow_s,
_ltoa and _ltow.	_ltoa_s, _ltow_s
mbstowcs.	mbstowcs_s
memcpy.	memcpy_s
memmove.	memmove_s
scanf and wscanf.	scanf_s, wscanf_s
_snprintf and _snwprintf.	_snprintf_s, _snwprintf_s
sprintf and swprintf.	sprintf_s, swprintf_s
strcat and wcscat.	strcat_s, wsccat_s
strcpy and wcscpy.	strcpy_s, wcscpy_s
_strlwr and _wcslwr.	_strlwr_s, _wcslwr_s
strncat and wcsncat.	strncat_s, wcsncat_s
strncpy and wcsncpy	strncpy_s, wcsncpy_s
_strnset and _wcsnet.	_strnset_s, _wcsnset_s
_strset and _wcsset.	_strset_s, _wcsset_s
strtok and wcstok.	strtok_s, wcstok_s
_strupr and _wcsupr.	_strupr_s, _wcsupr_s
_ultoa and _ultow.	_ultoa_s, _ultow_s
vprintf and vwprintf.	vprintf_s, vwprintf_s
vsnprintf and _vsnwprintf.	_vsnprintf_s, _vsnwprintf_s
vsprintf and vswprintf.	vsprintf_s, vswprintf_s
wcstombs.	wcstombs_s

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