The wmemset() function is a builtin function in C/C++ which copies a single wide character for a specified number of time to a wide character array. It is defined within the cwchar header file in C++.
Syntax:
wmemset(des, ch, count)
Parameters: The function accepts three parameters which are described below.
- des: It specifies to the wide character array to copy the wide character.
- ch: It specifies to the wide character to copy.
- count: It specifies to number of times to copy.
Return Value: The function returns three values as follows:
- If the count is greater then 0, then function returns des.
- If count is less than 0, Segmentation Fault may occur.
- If count is equal to zero, the function does nothing.
Below programs illustrate the above function.
Program 1:
// C++ program to illustrate the // wmemset() function when count is greater than 0 #include <cwchar> #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { wchar_t ch = L 'G' ; wchar_t des[20]; int count = 10; wmemset(des, ch, count); wcout << L "After copying " << ch << L " 10 times" << endl; for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++) putwchar(des[i]); return 0; } |
After copying G 10 times GGGGGGGGGG
Program 2:
// C++ program to illustrate the // wmemset() function when count is 0 #include <cwchar> #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { wchar_t ch = L 'r' ; wchar_t des[20]; int count = 0; wmemset(des, ch, count); wcout << L "After copying " << ch << L " 0 times" << endl; for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++) putwchar(des[i]); return 0; } |
After copying r 0 times
// C++ program to illustrate the // wmemset() function when // count is less than 0 // returns a segmentation fault #include <cwchar> #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { wchar_t ch = L 'q' ; wchar_t des[20]; int count = -4; wmemset(des, ch, count); wcout << L "After copying " << ch << L " -4 times" << endl; for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++) putwchar(des[i]); return 0; } |
Output:
Runtime Errors: Segmentation Fault (SIGSEGV)
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