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_mbsstr

_mbsstr

char *_mbsstr (const char stringToSearch[], const char substringToFind[]);

Purpose

Locates the first occurrence of a sequence of characters, excluding the terminating ASCII NUL byte, in a string.

Refer to the Programming for Multibyte Character Sets in LabWindows/CVI topic for information about working with multibyte character sets.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
stringToSearch const char [] Contains a pointer to the string that is searched for the specified substring.
substringToFind const char [] Contains a pointer to the sequence of characters that are searched for in the specified string. The terminating ASCII NUL byte is not included in the search.

Return Value

Name Type Description
matchedSubstring char * Contains a pointer to the matched substring or a NUL pointer if the substring is not found. If substring_toFind has zero length, the function returns string_toSearch.

Additional Information

Library: ANSI C Library

Include file: ansi_c.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 6.0 and later

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