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memset() Initialize Buffer
#include <mem.h> Required for declarations only
#include <string.h> Use either string.h or memory.h
void *memset(dest,ch,cnt);
void *dest; Pointer to destination
int ch; Character to set
size_t cnt; Number of characters
memset() sets the first 'cnt' bytes of the buffer 'dest' to the
character 'ch'.
Returns: A pointer to the beginning of 'dest'.
-------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
The following statements initialize the buffer 'buff' to 0.
#include <mem.h>
char buff[128];
main()
{
memset(buff,'\0',128);
}
See Also:
memccpy()
memchr()
memcmp()
memcpy()
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