CharPrev

The CharPrev function returns a pointer to the preceding character in a string.

LPTSTR CharPrev(
  LPCTSTR lpszStart,    // pointer to first character
  LPCTSTR lpszCurrent   // pointer to current character
);
 

Parameters

lpszStart

Pointer to the beginning of the string.

lpszCurrent

Pointer to a character in a null-terminated string.

Return Values

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.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.01 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

String Manipulation Overview, String Manipulation Functions, CharNext, CharPrevExA