CharNext function
Retrieves a pointer to the next character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters.
Syntax
LPTSTR WINAPI CharNext( _In_ LPCTSTR lpsz );
Parameters
- lpsz [in]
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Type: LPCTSTR
A character in a null-terminated string.
Return value
Type: LPTSTR
The return value is a pointer to the next character in the string, or to the terminating null character if at the end of the string.
If lpsz points to the terminating null character, the return value is equal to lpsz.
Remarks
When called as an ANSI function, CharNext uses the system default code-page, whereas CharNextExA specifies a code-page to use.
This function works with default "user" expectations of characters when dealing with diacritics. For example: A string that contains U+0061 U+030a "LATIN SMALL LETTER A" + COMBINING RING ABOVE" — which looks like "å", will advance two code points, not one. A string that contains U+0061 U+0301 U+0302 U+0303 U+0304 — which looks like "a´^~¯", will advance five code points, not one, and so on.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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Unicode and ANSI names |
CharNextW (Unicode) and CharNextA (ANSI) |
See also
- Reference
- CharNextExA
- CharPrev
- Conceptual
- Strings