Format
#include <string.h>
char *strpbrk(const char *string1, const char *string2);Language Level: ANSI
Threadsafe: Yes.
Locale Sensitive: The behavior of this function might be affected by the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale. For more information, see Understanding CCSIDs and Locales.
Description
The strpbrk() function locates the first occurrence in the string pointed to by string1 of any character from the string pointed to by string2.
Return Value
The strpbrk() function returns a pointer to the character. If string1 and string2 have no characters in common, a NULL pointer is returned.
Example that uses strpbrk()
This example returns a pointer to the first occurrence in the array string of either a or b.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void)
{
char *result, *string = "A Blue Danube";
char *chars = "ab";
result = strpbrk(string, chars);
printf("The first occurrence of any of the characters \"%s\" in "
"\"%s\" is \"%s\"\n", chars, string, result);
}
/***************** Output should be similar to: *****************
The first occurrence of any of the characters "ab" in "The Blue Danube"
is "anube"
*/Related Information