STRRCHR(3) | Library Functions Manual | STRRCHR(3)

# NAME

`strrchr` —
locate character in string

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <string.h>`

char *
`strrchr`(const char *s, int c);

# DESCRIPTION

The `strrchr`() function locates the last occurrence of c (converted to a char) in the string s. If c is ‘`\0`’, `strrchr`() locates the terminating ‘`\0`’.

# RETURN VALUES

The `strrchr`() function returns a pointer to the character, or a null pointer if c does not occur anywhere in s.

# EXAMPLES

After the following call to `strrchr`(), p will point to the string “obar”:

    char *p;
    char *s = "foobar";

    p = strrchr(s, 'o');

# SEE ALSO

index(3), memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), strcspn(3), strpbrk(3), strsep(3), strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)

# STANDARDS

The `strrchr`() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

August 11, 2002 | NetBSD 9.1