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====== strxfrm ======

<code c>
#include <stdlib.h>
size_t strxfrm(char *str1, const char *str2, size_t n);
</code>

===== description of strxfrm =====
The function strxfrm () transforms a null-terminated C string according to local settings. Thus the string can be safely compared using strcmp () with another. The transformed string is stored in a new string.

=====  strxfrm C Sourcecode Example =====
<code c>
/* 
 * strxfrm example code
 * http://code-reference.com/c/string.h/strxfrm
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
 {
    char *target, *dst, *source;
    int length;
        
    source  = "the answer: life the universe & everything";
    dst = (char *) calloc(80, sizeof(char));
    length = strxfrm(target, source, 80);
    printf("%s has the length %d\n", target, length);
    return 0;
}
</code>

==== output of strxfrm c example ====
    the answer: life the universe & everything has the length 42