mempcpy - Man Page
copy memory area
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Synopsis
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <string.h> void *mempcpy(void dest[restrict .n], const void src[restrict .n], size_t n); #define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <wchar.h> wchar_t *wmempcpy(wchar_t dest[restrict .n], const wchar_t src[restrict .n], size_t n);
Description
The mempcpy() function is nearly identical to the memcpy(3) function. It copies n bytes from the object beginning at src into the object pointed to by dest. But instead of returning the value of dest it returns a pointer to the byte following the last written byte.
This function is useful in situations where a number of objects shall be copied to consecutive memory positions.
The wmempcpy() function is identical but takes wchar_t type arguments and copies n wide characters.
Return Value
dest + n.
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
---|---|---|
mempcpy(), wmempcpy() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Standards
GNU.
History
glibc 2.1.
Examples
void * combine(void *o1, size_t s1, void *o2, size_t s2) { void *result = malloc(s1 + s2); if (result != NULL) mempcpy(mempcpy(result, o1, s1), o2, s2); return result; }
See Also
Referenced By
memcpy(3), memstomp(1), string_copying(7), wmemcpy(3).
The man page wmempcpy(3) is an alias of mempcpy(3).
2024-05-02 Linux man-pages 6.9.1