ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: ide-spir <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2022/01/06 15:40:44 by ide-spir          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2022/01/13 13:12:11 by ide-spir         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

char	*ft_substr(char const *s, unsigned int start, size_t len)
{
	size_t	i;
	size_t	j;
	char	*str;

	if (!s)
		return (NULL);
	if (len > ft_strlen(s + start))
		len = ft_strlen(s + start);
	str = (char *)malloc(sizeof(*s) * (len + 1));
	if (!str)
		return (NULL);
	i = 0;
	j = 0;
	while (s[i])
	{
		if (i >= start && j < len)
		{
			str[j] = s[i];
			j++;
		}
		i++;
	}
	str[j] = '\0';
	return (str);
}