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wmemchr(3) Library Functions Manual wmemchr(3)

NAME top

   wmemchr - search a wide character in a wide-character array

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <wchar.h>**

   **wchar_t *wmemchr(const wchar_t** _s_**[.**_n_**], wchar_t** _c_**, size_t** _n_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **wmemchr**() function is the wide-character equivalent of the
   [memchr(3)](../man3/memchr.3.html) function.  It searches the _n_ wide characters starting at
   _s_ for the first occurrence of the wide character _c_.

RETURN VALUE top

   The **wmemchr**() function returns a pointer to the first occurrence
   of _c_ among the _n_ wide characters starting at _s_, or NULL if _c_ does
   not occur among these.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **wmemchr**()                            │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS top

   C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   POSIX.1-2001, C99.

SEE ALSO top

   [memchr(3)](../man3/memchr.3.html), [wcschr(3)](../man3/wcschr.3.html)

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