strset, _fstrset

Sets all characters in a string to a given character.

Defined in header <string.h>

Syntax

#include <string.h>
Near  version: char  *strset(char *s, int ch);
Far version: char  far * far _fstrset(char far *s, int ch)

Portability

Remarks

strset sets all characters in the string s to the character ch. It quits when the terminating null character is found.

Return value

strset returns s.

See also

• setmem

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main (void)
{
   char string[10] =  "1234567
   char symbol =  'c';
   printf ("Before strset(): %s\n", string)
   strset(string, symbol);
   printf ("After strset():  %s\n", string)
   return 0;
}

Differences from modern implementations

Nothing recorded yet.

Modern references

• Microsoft C runtime (search)

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Extraction notes

• heading `strset, fstrset` read as `strset, _fstrset`

Stable link: /3.1/string.h/strset/ · short form /3.1/strset/