strstr()

char * strstr(char * str1, char * str2);

str1: C string to be scanned.

str2: C string containing the sequence of characters to match.

Function: locate substring.

Returns: a pointer to the first occurrence of str2 in str1, or a null pointer if str2 is not part of str1.

 

Example:

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

int main ()
{
  char str[] ="This is a simple string";
  char * pch;
  pch = strstr (str,"simple");
  strncpy (pch,"sample",6);
  puts (str);
  return 0;
}

 This example searches for the "simple" substring in str and replaces that word for "sample".
 
Output:
This is a sample string