search.h
_lfind
- Header
- search.h
- Prototype
- void *_lfind(const void *key, const void *base, unsigned int *num, unsigned int width, int(__cdecl *compare) (const void *, const void *));
- Description
- The _lfind function performs a linear search for the value key in
the array pointed to by base. The array has num elements; each
element has a size of width bytes.
The compare argument is a pointer to a user-supplied routine that compares two array elements and returns a value specifying their relationship. A non-zero value indicates that the elements are different; 0 indicates that the elements are the same.
- Synonym
- Function: lfind
- Return Value
- A pointer to the first array element that matches key. If no match is found, NULL is returned.
- Compatibility
- DOS Windows 3.x Phar Lap DOSX Win32
- See Also
- bsearch
_lsearch - Example
/* Example of _lfind */ #include <stdio.h> #include <search.h> int compare(int *x, int *y) { return *x -*y; } void main() { int array[5] = {44, 69, 3, 17, 23}; size_t elems = 5; int key = 69; int *result; result = (int *)_lfind(&key, &array, &elems, sizeof(int), (int(*)(const void *, const void *))compare); if (result) printf("Key %d found in linear search\n", key); else printf("Key %d not found in linear search\n", key); }- Output
Key 69 found in linear search
_lsearch
- Header
- search.h
- Prototype
- void *_lsearch(const void *key, const void *base, unsigned int *num, unsigned int width, int (__cdecl *compare)(const void *, const void *));
- Description
- The _lsearch functions performs a linear search for the value key
in the array pointed to by base. The array has num elements; each
element has a size of width bytes. If the key value is not found
during the search, the lsearch function adds it to the end of the
array, and *num is incremented by 1.
The compare argument is a pointer to a user-supplied routine that compares two array elements and returns a value specifying their relationship. A non-zero value indicates that the elements are different; 0 indicates that the elements are the same.
- Synonym
- Function: lsearch
- Return Value
- A pointer to the first array element that matches key. If no match is found, the function returns a pointer to the newly added item at the end of the array.
- Compatibility
- DOS Windows 3.x Phar Lap DOSX Win32
- See Also
- bsearch
_lfind - Example
/* Example of _lsearch */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <search.h> char *animals[10] = { "Horse", "Dog", "Cat", "Goat", "Peacock" }; size_t elems = 5; int compare(char **x, char **y) { return strcmp(*x, *y); } int addelem(char *key) { size_t num = elems; _lsearch(&key, animals, &num, sizeof(char *), (int (*)(const void *, const void *))compare); return (elems == num); } void main() { char *key = "Donkey"; if (addelem(key)) printf("Animal \"%s\" already exists in array\n", key); else printf("\"%s\" added to animals array\n", key); }- Output
"Donkey" added to animals array