ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: ebouabba <ebouabba@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2021/11/12 16:31:49 by ebouabba          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2021/11/25 15:24:58 by ebouabba         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

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

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