memset

Sets buffers to a specified character.

void*memset(void*dest,intc**,size_tcount);**

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

Return Value

memset returns the value of dest.

Parameters

dest

Pointer to destination

c

Character to set

count

Number of characters

Remarks

The memset function sets the first count bytes of dest to the character c.

Example

/* MEMSET.C: This program uses memset to
 * set the first four bytes of buffer to "*".
 */

#include <memory.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )
{
   char buffer[] = "This is a test of the memset function";

   printf( "Before: %s\n", buffer );
   memset( buffer, '*', 4 );
   printf( "After:  %s\n", buffer );
}

Output

Before: This is a test of the memset function
After:  **** is a test of the memset function

Buffer Manipulation Routines

See Also   _memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, _strnset