Find multiple characters in string AFTER substring

Question

So I have this problem, where I have a string like this with points:

"TaskA:55 TaskB:23....." etc. Is there a function with witch I can get the points from this? I'm familiar with strstr, but that returns me the pointer to the first letter of the word if found if I'm correct, so how do I get the number after? Thanks a lot in advance for your help!

Can't you use [sscanf](https://linux.die.net/man/3/sscanf)? – Sourav Ghosh Nov 14 '19 at 07:55 — Sourav Ghosh, Nov 14 '19 at 07:55
A string with "points"? Do "points" mean a colon (:)? – Gabriel Staples Nov 14 '19 at 08:17 — Gabriel Staples, Nov 14 '19 at 08:17
Points refer to the result, like 55, or 23. – Konstantin Laveczky Nov 14 '19 at 09:23 — Konstantin Laveczky, Nov 14 '19 at 09:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 14 '19 at 07:59

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You can split the string based on : and then take the second part. The second part is the numerical value which you require.

answered Nov 14 '19 at 07:59

Himanshu Singh

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This is more a comment than a proper answer. Please provide an example – Kyrol Nov 14 '19 at 14:46
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Thanks for your remark, I’ll update it – Himanshu Singh Nov 14 '19 at 14:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:40

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You should look at strchr(), and try to find the colon.

answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:40

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:48

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Try using strtok to split the string. strtok() will modify the string passed into it so if the original string is required elsewhere, make a copy of it and pass the copy to strtok().

answered Nov 14 '19 at 08:48

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Find multiple characters in string AFTER substring

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