function
<cstring>

memset

void * memset ( void * ptr, int value, size_t num );
Fill block of memory
Sets the first num bytes of the block of memory pointed by ptr to the specified value (interpreted as an unsigned char).

Parameters

ptr
Pointer to the block of memory to fill.
value
Value to be set. The value is passed as an int, but the function fills the block of memory using the unsigned char conversion of this value.
num
Number of bytes to be set to the value.
size_t is an unsigned integral type.

Return Value

ptr is returned.

Example

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/* memset example */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main ()
{
  char str[] = "almost every programmer should know memset!";
  memset (str,'-',6);
  puts (str);
  return 0;
}


Output:

------ every programmer should know memset!

See also

memcpy
Copy block of memory (function )
strncpy
Copy characters from string (function )
memcmp
Compare two blocks of memory (function )