In the C Programming Language, the memmove characteristic copies n characters from the object pointed to through s2 into the object pointed to by using s1. It returns a pointer to the destination.
The memmove characteristic will work if the objects overlap.
Syntax
The syntax for the memmove characteristic in the C Language is:
void *memmove(void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);Parameters or Arguments
s1 An array where s2 will be copied to. s2 The string to be copied. n The quantity of characters to copy.
Returns
The strcpy function returns s1.
Required Header
In the C Language, the required header for the strcpy function is:
#include <string.h>Applies To
In the C Language, the strcpy function can be used in the following versions:
ANSI/ISO 9899-1990
Similar Functions
Other C features that are similar to the memmove function:
memcpy function strcpy function strncpy characteristic