ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: tchevrie <tchevrie@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2022/09/12 12:39:00 by tchevrie          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2022/11/07 16:18:47 by tchevrie         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

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

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