_strset_s, _strset_s_l, _wcsset_s, _wcsset_s_l, _mbsset_s, _mbsset_s_l
Set characters of a string to a character. These are versions of _strset, _strset_l, _wcsset, _wcsset_l, _mbsset, _mbsset_l with security enhancements as described in Security Enhancements in the CRT.
errno_t _strset_s(
char *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
int c
);
errno_t _strset_s_l(
char *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
int c,
locale_t locale
);
errno_t _wcsset_s(
wchar_t *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
wchar_t c
);
errno_t *_wcsset_s_l(
wchar_t *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
wchar_t c,
locale_t locale
);
errno_t _mbsset_s(
unsigned char *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
unsigned int c
);
errno_t _mbsset_s_l(
unsigned char *str,
size_t numberOfElements,
unsigned int c,
_locale_t locale
);
Parameters
str
Null-terminated string to be set.numberOfElements
The size of the str buffer.c
Character setting.locale
Locale to use.
Return Value
Zero if successful, otherwise an error code.
These functions validate their arguments. If str is a null pointer, or the numberOfElements argument is less than or equal to 0, or the block passed in is not null-terminated, then the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, these functions return EINVAL and set errno to EINVAL.
Remarks
The _strset_s function sets all the characters of str to c (converted to char), except the terminating null character. _wcsset_s and _mbsset_s are wide-character and multibyte-character versions of _strset_s. The data types of the arguments and return values vary accordingly. These functions behave identically otherwise.
The output value is affected by the setting of the LC_CTYPE category setting of the locale; see setlocale for more information. The versions of these functions without the _l suffix use the current locale for this locale-dependent behavior; the versions with the _l suffix are identical except that they use the locale parameter passed in instead. For more information, see Locale.
The debug versions of these functions first fill the buffer with 0xFD. To disable this behavior, use _CrtSetDebugFillThreshold.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
TCHAR.H routine |
_UNICODE & _MBCS not defined |
_MBCS defined |
_UNICODE defined |
---|---|---|---|
_tcsset_s |
_strset_s |
_mbsset_s |
_wcsset_s |
_tcsset_s_l |
_strset_s_l |
_mbsset_s_l |
_wcsset_s_l |
Requirements
Routine |
Required header |
---|---|
_strset_s |
<string.h> |
_strset_s_l |
<tchar.h> |
_wcsset_s |
<string.h> or <wchar.h> |
_wcsset_s_l |
<tchar.h> |
_mbsset_s, _mbsset_s_l |
<mbstring.h> |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
// crt_strset_s.c
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main( void )
{
char string[] = "Fill the string with something.";
printf( "Before: %s\n", string );
_strset_s( string, _countof(string), '*' );
printf( "After: %s\n", string );
}
Before: Fill the string with something.
After: *******************************
.NET Framework Equivalent
Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
See Also
Concepts
Interpretation of Multibyte-Character Sequences
_strnset, _strnset_l, _wcsnset, _wcsnset_l, _mbsnset, _mbsnset_l