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memset

Usage

   #include <string.h>
   void *memset(void *buf, int val,size_t count);

   ANSI

Description

   memset sets the first count characters pointed to by buf to the value
   specified by val. It returns buf.

Example 

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


   char buffer[20] = "Test string\n";

   int main()
   {
       printf("buffer before memset: %s",buffer);
       memset(buffer,'z',8);
       printf("buffer after memset: %s",buffer);
       return EXIT_SUCCESS;
   }

Return Value

   memset returns buf.

See Also

   mem..., strcmp, strcat, strset, strchr