memset()

Syntax:

#include <string.h>
void *memset( void *buffer, int ch, size_t count );



Description:
The function memset() copies ch into the first count characters of buffer, and returns buffer. memset() is useful for intializing a section of memory to some value. For example, this command:

    memset( the_array, '\0', sizeof(the_array) );



is a very efficient way to set all values of the_array to zero.

Related Topics:
memcmp(), memcpy(), memmove()

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