ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: sonyacorcoran <sonyacorcoran@student.42    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2023/08/10 16:43:27 by scorcora          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2023/08/14 13:59:34 by sonyacorcor      ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

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

	s_len = 0;
	while (s[s_len])
		s_len++;
	if (start >= s_len)
		return (ft_strdup(""));
	if (len > s_len - start)
		len = s_len - start;
	substr = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
	if (!substr)
		return (NULL);
	i = 0;
	while (i < len)
	{
		substr[i] = s[start + i];
		i++;
	}
	substr[len] = '\0';
	return (substr);
}