strspn(3)

NAME

   strspn, strcspn - get length of a prefix substring

SYNOPSIS

   #include <string.h>

   size_t strspn(const char *s, const char *accept);

   size_t strcspn(const char *s, const char *reject);

DESCRIPTION

   The  strspn()  function calculates the length (in bytes) of the initial
   segment of s which consists entirely of bytes in accept.

   The strcspn() function calculates the length of the initial segment  of
   s which consists entirely of bytes not in reject.

RETURN VALUE

   The  strspn()  function  returns  the  number  of  bytes in the initial
   segment of s which consist only of bytes from accept.

   The strcspn() function returns the  number  of  bytes  in  the  initial
   segment of s which are not in the string reject.

ATTRIBUTES

   For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
   attributes(7).

   ┌────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │Interface           │ Attribute     │ Value   │
   ├────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │strspn(), strcspn() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   └────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO

   index(3),  memchr(3),  rindex(3),  strchr(3),  string(3),   strpbrk(3),
   strsep(3), strstr(3), strtok(3), wcscspn(3), wcsspn(3)

COLOPHON

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                              2015-08-08                         STRSPN(3)

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