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# memchr

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< c‎ | string‎ | byte

Defined in header `<string.h>` |  |
void* memchr( const void* ptr, int ch, size_t count ); |  |

Converts `ch` to unsigned char and locates the first occurrence of that value in the initial `count` characters (each interpreted as unsigned char) of the object pointed to by `ptr`.

### [edit] Parameters

ptr | - | pointer to the object to be examined
ch | - | character to search for
count | - | number of characters to examine

### [edit] Return value

Pointer to the location of the character, or NULL if no such character is found.

### [edit] Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### [edit] See also

strchr | finds the first occurrence of a character (function) [edit]
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