wmemchr(3) Library Functions Manual wmemchr(3)
NAME
wmemchr - search a wide character in a wide-character array
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wmemchr(const wchar_t s[.n], wchar_t c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The wmemchr() function is the wide-character equivalent of the memchr(3)
function. It searches the n wide characters starting at s for the first
occurrence of the wide character c.
RETURN VALUE
The wmemchr() function returns a pointer to the first occurrence of c
among the n wide characters starting at s, or NULL if c does not occur
among these.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ wmemchr() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
SEE ALSO
memchr(3), wcschr(3)
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