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The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
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NAME
index - character string operations (LEGACY)
SYNOPSIS
char *index(const char *
s, int c);
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The index() function shall be equivalent to strchr().
RETURN VALUE
See strchr().
ERRORS
See strchr().
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The strchr() function is preferred over this function.
For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function call to index() as follows:
#define index(a,b) strchr((a),(b))
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This function may be withdrawn in a future version.
SEE ALSO
strchr(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <strings.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 4, Version 2.
Issue 5
Moved from X/OPEN UNIX extension to BASE.
Issue 6
This function is marked LEGACY.
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