summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html')
-rw-r--r--reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html76
1 files changed, 76 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html b/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c2ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/C/FUNCTIONS/strncpy.html
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<title>strncpy function</title>
+
+<head>
+<script language="JavaScript">
+</script>
+</head>
+
+<body bgcolor=#ffffcc>
+<center>
+<hr>
+<h1>strncpy function</h1>
+<hr>
+</center>
+<p>
+<b>strncpy</b> copies 'n' bytes from one string to another.<p>
+
+<pre>
+Library: string.h
+
+Prototype: char strncpy(char s1, const char *s2, size_t n);
+
+Syntax: size_t n;
+ char string1[20]="red dwarf";
+ char string2[20]=";
+ strncpy(string2, string1, 4);
+</pre>
+
+<hr>
+<h2>Notes</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>It may be nessacary to add your own
+<a href=../SYNTAX/null.html>NULL</a> terminator.
+</ul>
+<hr>
+<img src=../../GRAPHICS/computer.gif>
+<a href=../EXAMPLES/strncpy.c>example program.</a><p>
+<img src=../../GRAPHICS/computer.gif>
+<a href=../EXAMPLES/sprintf1.c>An alternative method using 'sprintf'...</a><p>
+
+
+<hr>
+<h2>See also:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li><a href=strcpy.html>strcpy</a> Copy a string.
+<li><a href=../MAN/memcpy.htm>memcpy</a> Copy memory.
+<li><a href=strtok.html>strtok</a> Get characters upto a seperator.
+<li><a href=../MAN/strcasecmp.htm>strcasecmp</a> Compare strings, ignoring case.
+<p>
+</ul>
+
+
+<p>
+
+<hr>
+<p>
+<center>
+<table border=2 width="80%" bgcolor="ivory">
+<tr align=center>
+<td width="25%">
+<a href="../cref.html"> Top</a>
+</td><td width="25%">
+<a href="../master_index.html"> Master Index</a>
+</td><td width="25%">
+<a href="../SYNTAX/keywords.html"> Keywords</a>
+</td><td width="25%">
+<a href="funcref.htm"> Functions</a>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
+<p>
+<hr>
+<address>Martin Leslie
+</address><p>
+</body>
+</html>