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NAME

       strspn - get length of a substring

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       size_t strspn(const char *s1, const char *s2);

DESCRIPTION

       The  strspn()  function  shall  compute  the  length  (in bytes) of the
       maximum initial segment of the string pointed to by s1  which  consists
       entirely of bytes from the string pointed to by s2.

RETURN VALUE

       The strspn() function shall return the length of s1; no return value is
       reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       strcspn()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <string.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .