NAME

rindex - character string operations (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

[XSI] #include <strings.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

The rindex() function shall be equivalent to strrchr() .

RETURN VALUE

Refer to strrchr() .

ERRORS

Refer to strrchr() .

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

The strrchr() function is preferred over this function.

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

#define rindex(a,b) strrchr((a),(b))

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

This function may be withdrawn in a future version.

SEE ALSO

strrchr() , 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.