Format
#include <string.h>
char *strrchr(const char *string, int c);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 strrchr() function finds the last occurrence of c (converted to a character) in string. The ending null character is considered part of the string.
Return Value
The strrchr() function returns a pointer to the last occurrence of c in string. If the given character is not found, a NULL pointer is returned.
Example that uses strrchr()
This example compares the use of strchr() and strrchr(). It searches the string for the first and last occurrence of p in the string.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#define SIZE 40
int main(void)
{
char buf[SIZE] = "computer program";
char * ptr;
int ch = 'p';
/* This illustrates strchr */
ptr = strchr( buf, ch );
printf( "The first occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, buf, ptr );
/* This illustrates strrchr */
ptr = strrchr( buf, ch );
printf( "The last occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, buf, ptr );
}
/***************** Output should be similar to: *****************
The first occurrence of p in 'computer program' is 'puter program'
The last occurrence of p in 'computer program' is 'program'
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