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# PetscStrchr
Locates first occurrence of a character in a string 
## Synopsis
```
static inline PetscErrorCode PetscStrchr(const char a[], char b, char *c[])
```
Not Collective, No Fortran Support


## Input Parameters

- ***a -*** pointer to string
- ***b -*** character



## Output Parameter

- ***c -*** location of occurrence, `NULL` if not found





## See Also
 `PetscStrrchr()`, `PetscTokenCreate()`, `PetscStrendswith()`, `PetscStrbeginsswith()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscstring.h.html#PetscStrchr">include/petscstring.h</A>


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