C++ strchr() Function

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C++ strchr()

The strchr() function determines the first occurrence of the given character in the given string.

In the following example, *ptr is a pointer variable which collects address returned by strchr() function.

Example

C++ Compiler
#include <iostream> #include <cstring> using namespace std; int main() { const char str[] = "wikimass.com is awesome"; int ch = ' '; char *ptr; ptr = strchr(str, ch); cout << ptr; return 0; }

Output

is awesome

Syntax

char *strchr(const char *str, int ch)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
strRequiredSpecifies a string.
chRequiredSpecifies a character.

Return Value

ValueExplanation
AddressReturns the pointer to a position in the first occurrence of the given character in the given string.
NULLIf the character is not found.

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