The stchar() function

Syntax

void stchar(from, to, count)
   char *from;
   char *to;
   mint count;

from

A pointer to the first byte of a null-terminated source string.

to

A pointer to the fixed-length destination string. This argument can point to a location that overlaps the location to which the from argument points. In this case, Informix® ESQL/C discards the value to which from points.

count

The number of bytes in the fixed-length destination string.

Example

/*
   * stchar.ec *

   The following program shows the blank padded result produced by
   stchar() function.
*/

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
    static char src[] = "start";
    static char dst[25] = "123abcdefghijkl;.";

    printf("STCHAR Sample ESQL Program running.\n\n");

    printf("Source string: [%s]\n", src);
    printf("Destination string before stchar: [%s]\n", dst);

    stchar(src, dst, sizeof(dst) - 1);

    printf("Destination string  after stchar: [%s]\n", dst);

    printf("\nSTCHAR Sample Program over.\n\n");
}

Output

STCHAR Sample ESQL Program running.

Source string: [start]
Destination string before stchar: [123abcdefghijkl;.]
Destination string  after stchar: [start                     ]

STCHAR Sample Program over.