memset

function

<cstring>

memset

void * memset ( void * ptr, int value, size_t num );

Fill block of memory

Sets the first  num bytes of the block of memory pointed by  ptr to the specified  value (interpreted as an  unsigned char).

Parameters

ptr

Pointer to the block of memory to fill.

value

Value to be set. The value is passed as an  int, but the function fills the block of memory using the  unsigned char conversion of this  value.

num

Number of bytes to be set to the  value.
size_t is an unsigned integral type.

Return Value

ptr is returned.

Example

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/* memset example */ #include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> int main () { char str[] = "almost every programmer should know memset!"; memset (str,'-',6); puts (str); return 0; }

Output:

------ every programmer should know memset!

See also

memcpy

Copy block of memory  (function )

strncpy

Copy characters from string  (function )

memcmp

Compare two blocks of memory  (function )