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Re: xstring.h
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: xstring.h |
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Sat, 10 May 2008 04:20:27 +0200 |
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Karl Berry wrote:
> I see that it was convenient to be able
> to pass in two pointers, const char *start and const char *end
Yes, some people prefer to pass 'end', some people prefer to pass 'len'.
Since end = start + len, len = end - start, the choice is mostly a matter
of taste.
Since <string.h> functions like 'memset', 'memcpy' pass 'len', I figure it's
consistent to use that parameter here too.
Bruno