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wmemchr() function in C/C++

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The wmemchr() function in C/C++ Locate character in block of wide characters. This function searches within the first num wide characters of the block pointed by ptr for the first occurrence of ch, and returns a pointer to it.

Syntax:  

const wchar_t* wmemchr( const wchar_t* ptr, wchar_t ch, size_t num ) 
or 
wchar_t* wmemchr( wchar_t* ptr, wchar_t ch, size_t num ) 
 

Parameters: The function accepts three mandatory parameters which are described below:  

  • ptr: specifies the pointer to the character array to be searched for.
  • ch: specifies the character to be located.
  • num: specifies the number of elements of type wchar_t to compare.

Return value: The function returns two value as below: 

  • On success, it returns a pointer to the location of character array.
  • Otherwise, NULL pointer is returned.

Below programs illustrate the above function: 

Program-1 :  

C++




// C++ program to illustrate
// wmemchr() function
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
    // initialize the string to be scanned
    wchar_t ptr[] = L"GeeksForGeeks";
 
    // character to be searched for
    wchar_t ch = L'o';
 
    // length, till the character to be search for is 8
    // run the function to check if the character is present
    bool look = wmemchr(ptr, ch, 8);
    if (look)
        wcout << "'" << ch << "'" << L" is present in first "
              << 8 << L" characters of \"" << ptr << "\"";
    else
        wcout << "'" << ch << "'" << L" is not present in first "
              << 8 << L" characters of \"" << ptr << "\"";
 
    return 0;
}


Output: 

'o' is present in first 8 characters of "GeeksForGeeks"

 

Program 2 : 

C++




// C++ program to illustrate
// wmemchr() function
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
    // initialize the string to be scanned
    wchar_t ptr[] = L"GFG";
 
    // character to be searched for
    wchar_t ch = L'p';
 
    // length, till the character to be search for is 3
    // run the function to check if the character is present
    bool look = wmemchr(ptr, ch, 3);
    if (look)
        wcout << "'" << ch << "'" << L" is present in first "
              << 3 << L" characters of \"" << ptr << "\"";
    else
        wcout << "'" << ch << "'" << L" is not present in first "
              << 3 << L" characters of \"" << ptr << "\"";
 
    return 0;
}


Output: 

'p' is not present in first 3 characters of "GFG"

 



Last Updated : 05 Feb, 2021
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