C memchr function searches memory for character

Syntax

C memchr function has the following syntax.

Header

C memchr function is from header file string.h.

Description

C memchr function searches *buffer for 'ch' in the first count characters and returns a pointer to the first occurrence of ch or a null pointer if not found.

Example

Use C memchr function to search a string.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
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int main(void)
{
  char *p;

  p = memchr("this is a test", ' ', 14);
  printf(p);

  return 0;
}