CharPrev function
Retrieves a pointer to the preceding character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters.
Syntax
LPTSTR WINAPI CharPrev( _In_ LPCTSTR lpszStart, _In_ LPCTSTR lpszCurrent );
Parameters
- lpszStart [in]
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Type: LPCTSTR
The beginning of the string.
- lpszCurrent [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 preceding character in the string, or to the first character in the string if the lpszCurrent parameter equals the lpszStart parameter.
Remarks
When called as an ANSI function, CharPrev uses the system default code-page, whereas CharPrevExA 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 |
CharPrevW (Unicode) and CharPrevA (ANSI) |
See also
- Reference
- CharNext
- CharNextExA
- CharPrevExA
- Conceptual
- Strings