ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:    :+:            */
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/*   By: splattje <splattje@student.codam.nl>         +#+                     */
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/*   Created: 2023/10/23 17:27:32 by splattje      #+#    #+#                 */
/*   Updated: 2023/10/25 10:04:13 by splattje      ########   odam.nl         */
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#include "libft.h"

char	*ft_substr(char const *s, unsigned int start, size_t len)
{
	size_t	count;
	size_t	size;
	char	*tab;

	if (!s)
		return (NULL);
	if ((unsigned int)ft_strlen(s) < start)
		return (ft_strdup(""));
	size = ft_strlen(s + start);
	if (size < len)
		len = size;
	tab = (char *)malloc((len + 1) * sizeof(char));
	if (tab == NULL)
		return (NULL);
	count = 0;
	while (count < len)
	{
		tab[count] = s[start + count];
		count++;
	}
	tab[count] = '\0';
	return (tab);
}