---
name: "strpbrk"
section: "3"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/strpbrk"
---

# strpbrk(3)

locate multiple characters in string

## NAME

**strpbrk** – locate multiple characters in string

## LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<string.h\>**

*QChar \**\

**strpbrk**(*QChar \*s*, *const char \*charset*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **strpbrk**() function locates in the null-terminated string *s* the first occurrence of any character in the string *charset* and returns a pointer to this character. If no characters from *charset* occur anywhere in *s* **strpbrk**() returns NULL.

## SEE ALSO

[memchr(3)](/memchr/3.md), [strchr(3)](/strchr/3.md), [strcspn(3)](/strcspn/3.md), [strrchr(3)](/strrchr/3.md), [strsep(3)](/strsep/3.md), [strspn(3)](/strspn/3.md), [strstr(3)](/strstr/3.md), [strtok(3)](/strtok/3.md), [wcspbrk(3)](/wcspbrk/3.md)

## STANDARDS

The **strpbrk**() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:2024 (“ISO C23”), where it is specified as a qualifier-preserving function.