memset - set bytes in memory
#include <string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
[CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008 defers to the ISO C standard.The memset() function shall copy c (converted to an unsigned char) into each of the first n bytes of the object pointed to by s.
The memset() function shall return s; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
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XBD <string.h>
First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.
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