what is the difference between strcspn() and strpbrk()?
c, c++, function, string
Solution
These functions are hardly having any application in C++ programming. Well I think so. But still if you want to know about it here is the answer,
In your question `strcspn` returns a character position whereas `strpbrk` returns a pointer.
Also by chance if no character is found, `strpbrk` returns a null pointer; IIRC, under the same circumstances `strcspn` returns the index of the NUL at the end of the string.
Also I had got a descent explanation about strcspn() and strpbrk(). Check the link.
Problem
``` char * strpbrk (char * str1, const char * str2 ); ``` Returns a pointer to the first occurrence in str1 of any of the characters that are part of str2, or a null pointer if there are no matches. ``` int strcspn( const char * str1, const char * str2 ); ``` The length of the initial part of str1 not containing any of the characters that are part of str2. seems both work same , is there any major differences?