index, rindex - locate character in string
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Description
index() is identical to strchr(3). rindex() is identical to strrchr(3). Use strchr(3) and strrchr(3) instead of these functions.
History
4.3BSD; marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001. Removed in POSIX.1-2008, recommending strchr(3) and strrchr(3)
instead.
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Name
index, rindex - locate character in string
See Also
strchr(3), strrchr(3) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 index(3)
Standards
None.
Synopsis
#include<strings.h>[[deprecated]]char*index(constchar*s,intc);[[deprecated]]char*rindex(constchar*s,intc);