C - strrchr() function

C strrchr() function - String scanning operation

Syntax:

char *strrchr(const char *str, int c)

The strrchr() function is used to find the last occurrence of c (converted to a character) in string. The ending null character is considered part of the string.

Parameters:

Return value from strrchr()

• Returns a pointer to the last occurrence of c in str.
• NULL if c isn't found.

Example: strrchr() function.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h> 
#define SIZE 40
 
int main(void)
{
  char text[SIZE] = "C Programming";
  char * ptr;
  int ch = 'C';
  ptr = strrchr( text, ch );
  printf("The last occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, text, ptr);
  ch = 'P';
  ptr = strrchr( text, ch );
  printf("The last occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, text, ptr);
  ch = 'i';
  ptr = strrchr( text, ch );
  printf("The last occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, text, ptr);
  ch = 'a';
  ptr = strrchr( text, ch );
  printf("The last occurrence of %c in '%s' is '%s'\n", ch, text, ptr);
}

Output:

The last occurrence of C in 'C Programming' is 'C Programming'
The last occurrence of P in 'C Programming' is 'Programming'
The last occurrence of i in 'C Programming' is 'ing'
The last occurrence of a in 'C Programming' is 'amming'

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