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This function may be withdrawn in a future version.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.