The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, 2016 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2016 The IEEE and The Open Group
NAME
strchr - string scanning operation
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strchr(const char *s, int c);
DESCRIPTION
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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.
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The strchr() function shall locate the first occurrence of c (converted to a char) in the string pointed to
by s. The terminating NUL character is considered to be part of the string.
RETURN VALUE
Upon completion, strchr() shall return a pointer to the byte, or a null pointer if the byte was not found.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
strrchr
XBD <string.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.
Issue 6
Extensions beyond the ISO C standard are marked.
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