NAME

index - character string operations (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

[XSI] #include <strings.h>

char *index(const char *s, int c);

DESCRIPTION

The index() function shall be equivalent to strchr().

RETURN VALUE

See strchr() .

ERRORS

See strchr() .

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

The strchr() function is preferred over this function.

For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function call to index() as follows:

#define index(a,b) strchr((a),(b))

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

This function may be withdrawn in a future version.

SEE ALSO

strchr() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <strings.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 4, Version 2.

Issue 5

Moved from X/OPEN UNIX extension to BASE.

Issue 6

This function is marked LEGACY.