Returns a pointer to the first character in a given string that is not in another given string.
unsigned char *_mbsspnp(
   const unsigned char *str,
   const unsigned char *charset
);
unsigned char *_mbsspnp_l(
   const unsigned char *str,
   const unsigned char *charset,
   _locale_t locale
);
char *_strspnp(
   const char *str,
   const char *charset
);
wchar_t *_wcsspnp(
   const unsigned wchar_t *str,
   const unsigned wchar_t *charset
);
Parameters
- str 
 Null-terminated string to search.
- charset 
 Null-terminated character set.
- locale 
 Locale to use.
Return Value
_strspnp, _wcsspnp, and _mbsspnp return a pointer to the first character in str that does not belong to the set of characters in charset*.* Each of these functions returns NULL if str consists entirely of characters from charset*.* For each of these routines, no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
Remarks
The _mbsspnp function returns a pointer to the multibyte character that is the first character in str that does not belong to the set of characters in charset. _mbsspnp recognizes multibyte-character sequences according to the multibyte code page currently in use. The search does not include terminating null characters.
If either str or charset is a null pointer, this function invokes the invalid parameter handler, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, the function returns NULL and sets errno to EINVAL.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
| Tchar.h routine | _UNICODE and _MBCS not defined | _MBCS defined | _UNICODE defined | 
|---|---|---|---|
| _tcsspnp | _strspnp | _mbsspnp | _wcsspnp | 
_strspnp and _wcsspnp are single-byte character and wide-character versions of _mbsspnp. _strspnp and _wcsspnp behave identically to _mbsspnp otherwise; they are provided only for this mapping and should not be used for any other reason. For more information, see Using Generic-Text Mappings and Generic-Text Mappings.
_mbsspnp_lis identical except that it uses the locale parameter passed in instead. For more information, see Locale.
Requirements
| Routine | Required header | 
|---|---|
| _mbsspnp | <mbstring.h> | 
| _strspnp | <tchar.h> | 
| _wcsspnp | <tchar.h> | 
For more compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
// crt_mbsspnp.c
#include <mbstring.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void ) {
   const unsigned char string1[] = "cabbage";
   const unsigned char string2[] = "c";
   unsigned char *ptr = 0;
   ptr = _mbsspnp( string1, string2 );
   printf( "%s\n", ptr);
}
Output
abbage
.NET Framework Equivalent
Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
See Also
Reference
Interpretation of Multibyte-Character Sequences
strspn, wcsspn, _mbsspn, _mbsspn_l
strncat_s, _strncat_s_l, wcsncat_s, _wcsncat_s_l, _mbsncat_s, _mbsncat_s_l
strncmp, wcsncmp, _mbsncmp, _mbsncmp_l
strncpy_s, _strncpy_s_l, wcsncpy_s, _wcsncpy_s_l, _mbsncpy_s, _mbsncpy_s_l
_strnicmp, _wcsnicmp, _mbsnicmp, _strnicmp_l, _wcsnicmp_l, _mbsnicmp_l