memset()

Definition

INT memset ( <VOID POINTER data> , <BYTE value> , <INT bytes> )

Sets all bytes in the specified memory block to the specified value.

Also called mem_set().

Parameters

• VOID POINTER data - Pointer to the block of bytes in memory
• BYTE value - Value to set all bytes to.
• INT bytes - Number of bytes to change the value of.

Returns

INT : true

Example

See alloc().

Also useful in conjunction with map_buffer() with 8bit maps. (Example can be found in the map_buffer article.)