%memcopy() Function

The %memcopy() function copies characters from the memory area specified by s2 into s1, stopping after the first occurrence of the character designated by character has been copied, or after the number of characters specified by length have been copied, whichever comes first.

Syntax

var = (char*)%memcopy(s1, s2, (char)character, length)

Parameter(s)

var

Pointer to the character after the copy of character in s1 or a null pointer if c is found in the first length characters of s2.

s1

Can be a FlashBASIC string or a pointer to a character. If s1 is a D3 string, the value returned by this function, except null, has no meaning.

s2

Can be a FlashBASIC string or a pointer to a character.

character

Character to copy.

length

Number of characters to copy.

 

NOTE

If the source string contains a segment mark (x’ff’), the string is truncated.

See Also

%memxcpy() Function, FlashBASIC C Functions Overview, cfunction Statement