C string strstr() function
Example
Get a pointer to the first occurrence of a string in another string:
char myStr[] = "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains";
char *myPtr = strstr(myStr, "ain");
if (myPtr != NULL) {
printf("%s", myPtr);
}Definition and Usage
The strstr() function returns a pointer to the position of the first occurrence of a string in another string.
The strstr() function is defined in the <string.h> header file.
Syntax
strchr(char * str, char * substring);Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| str | Required. A pointer to the string being searched. |
| substring | Required. The string to search for. |
Technical Details
| Returns: | A char type pointer to the position in the string where the substring was found or NULL if the substring was not found. |
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