std::memset

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Defined in header <cstring>
void* memset( void* dest, int ch, size_t count );

Fills a memory buffer, pointed to by dest, with a byte value ch. This function is optimized and is faster than filling the same array using for loop.

Contents 1 Parameters 2 Return value 3 Example 4 See also

[edit] Parameters

dest	-	pointer to the memory location to fill
ch	-	fill byte
count	-	size of the memory location to fill

[edit] Return value

dest

[edit] Example

This section is incomplete

[edit] See also

memcpy	copies one buffer to another (function)