is memset() more efficient than for loop in C?

Question

is memset more efficient than for loop. so if i have

char x[500];
memset(x,0,sizeof(x));

or

char x[500];
for(int i = 0 ; i &         


        

Answer 1

Agree with above. It depends. But, for sure memset is faster or equal to the for-loop. If you are uncertain of your environment or too lazy to test, take the safe route and go with memset.