NAME
memset — set bytes
in memory
SYNOPSIS
#include
<string.h>
void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
[CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”) defers to the ISO C standard.
The memset () function shall copy
c (converted to an
unsigned
char) into each of the first
n bytes of the
object pointed to by s.
RETURN VALUE
The memset () function shall return
s; no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”), <string.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.
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