std::strchr

Header: <cstring>

Finds the first occurrence of the character static_cast(ch) in the byte string pointed to by str.

# Declarations

const char* strchr( const char* str, int ch );

char* strchr( char* str, int ch );

# Parameters

# Return value

Pointer to the found character in str, or a null pointer if no such character is found.

# Example

#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    const char* str = "Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.";
    char target = 'T';
    const char* result = str;
 
    while ((result = std::strchr(result, target)) != nullptr)
    {
        std::cout << "Found '" << target
                  << "' starting at '" << result << "'\n";
 
        // Increment result, otherwise we'll find target at the same location
        ++result;
    }
}

# See also