ucx/string.h

changeset 119
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parent 118
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child 123
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     1.1 --- a/ucx/string.h	Wed Jul 17 20:03:01 2013 +0200
     1.2 +++ b/ucx/string.h	Fri Jul 19 14:17:12 2013 +0200
     1.3 @@ -119,48 +119,157 @@
     1.4  size_t sstrnlen(size_t count, sstr_t string, ...);
     1.5  
     1.6  
     1.7 -/*
     1.8 - * concatenates n strings
     1.9 +/**
    1.10 + * Concatenates strings.
    1.11 + * 
    1.12 + * At least one string must be specified and there must be enough memory
    1.13 + * available referenced by the destination sstr_t.ptr for this function to
    1.14 + * successfully concatenate all specified strings.
    1.15 + * 
    1.16 + * The sstr_t.length of the destination string specifies the capacity and
    1.17 + * should match the total memory available referenced by the destination
    1.18 + * sstr_t.ptr. This function <i>never</i> copies data beyond the capacity and
    1.19 + * does not modify any of the source strings.
    1.20 + * 
    1.21 + * <b>Attention:</b>
    1.22 + * <ul>
    1.23 + *   <li>Any content in the destination string will be overwritten</li>
    1.24 + *   <li>The destination sstr_t.ptr is <b>NOT</b>
    1.25 + *       <code>NULL</code>-terminated</li>
    1.26 + *   <li>The destination sstr_t.length is set to the total length of the
    1.27 + *       concatenated strings</li>
    1.28 + *   <li><i>Hint:</i> get a <code>NULL</code>-terminated string by performing
    1.29 + *       <code>mystring.ptr[mystring.length]='\0'</code> after calling this
    1.30 + *       function</li>
    1.31 + * </ul>
    1.32 +  *
    1.33 + * @param count   the total number of strings to concatenate
    1.34 + * @param dest    new sstr_t with capacity information and allocated memory
    1.35 + * @param src     the first string
    1.36 + * @param ...     all other strings
    1.37 + * @return the argument for <code>dest</code> is returned
    1.38 + */
    1.39 +sstr_t sstrncat(size_t count, sstr_t dest, sstr_t src, ...);
    1.40 +
    1.41 +
    1.42 +/**
    1.43 + * Returns a substring starting at the specified location.
    1.44 + * 
    1.45 + * <b>Attention:</b> the new string references the same memory area as the
    1.46 + * input string and will <b>NOT</b> be <code>NULL</code>-terminated.
    1.47 + * Use sstrdup() to get a copy.
    1.48 + * 
    1.49 + * @param string input string
    1.50 + * @param start  start location of the substring
    1.51 + * @return a substring of <code>string</code> starting at <code>start</code>
    1.52 + * 
    1.53 + * @see sstrsubsl()
    1.54 + * @see sstrchr()
    1.55 + */
    1.56 +sstr_t sstrsubs(sstr_t string, size_t start);
    1.57 +
    1.58 +/**
    1.59 + * Returns a substring with a maximum length starting at the specified location.
    1.60 + * 
    1.61 + * <b>Attention:</b> the new string references the same memory area as the
    1.62 + * input string and will <b>NOT</b> be <code>NULL</code>-terminated.
    1.63 + * Use sstrdup() to get a copy.
    1.64 + * 
    1.65 + * @param string input string
    1.66 + * @param start  start location of the substring
    1.67 + * @param length the maximum length of the substring
    1.68 + * @return a substring of <code>string</code> starting at <code>start</code>
    1.69 + * with a maximum length of <code>length</code>
    1.70 + * 
    1.71 + * @see sstrsubs()
    1.72 + * @see sstrchr()
    1.73 + */
    1.74 +sstr_t sstrsubsl(sstr_t string, size_t start, size_t length);
    1.75 +
    1.76 +/**
    1.77 + * Returns a substring starting at the location of the first occurrence of the
    1.78 + * specified character.
    1.79 + * 
    1.80 + * If the string does not contain the character, an empty string is returned.
    1.81 + * 
    1.82 + * @param string the string where to locate the character
    1.83 + * @param chr    the character to locate
    1.84 + * @return       a substring starting at the least location of <code>chr</code>
    1.85 + * 
    1.86 + * @see sstrsubs()
    1.87 + */
    1.88 +sstr_t sstrchr(sstr_t string, int chr);
    1.89 +
    1.90 +/**
    1.91 + * Splits a string into parts by using a delimiter string.
    1.92 + * 
    1.93 + * This function will return <code>NULL</code>, if one of the following happens:
    1.94 + * <ul>
    1.95 + *   <li>the string length is zero</li>
    1.96 + *   <li>the delimeter length is zero</li>
    1.97 + *   <li>the string equals the delimeter</li>
    1.98 + *   <li>memory allocation fails</li>
    1.99 + * </ul>
   1.100 + * 
   1.101 + * The integer referenced by <code>count</code> is used as input and determines
   1.102 + * the maximum size of the resulting list, i.e. the maximum count of splits to
   1.103 + * perform + 1.
   1.104 + * 
   1.105 + * The integer referenced by <code>count</code> is also used as output and is
   1.106 + * set to
   1.107 + * <ul>
   1.108 + *   <li>-2, on memory allocation errors</li>
   1.109 + *   <li>-1, if either the string or the delimiter is an empty string</li>
   1.110 + *   <li>0, if the string equals the delimiter</li>
   1.111 + *   <li>1, if the string does not contain the delimiter</li>
   1.112 + *   <li>the count of list items, otherwise</li>
   1.113 + * </ul>
   1.114 + * 
   1.115 + * If the string starts with the delimiter, the first item of the resulting
   1.116 + * list will be an empty string.
   1.117 + * 
   1.118 + * If the string ends with the delimiter and the maximum list size is not
   1.119 + * exceeded, the last list item will be an empty string.
   1.120 + * 
   1.121 + * <b>Attention:</b> All list items <b>AND</b> all sstr_t.ptr of the list
   1.122 + * items must be manually passed to <code>free()</code>. Use sstrsplita() with
   1.123 + * an allocator to managed memory, to avoid this.
   1.124   *
   1.125 - * n    number of strings
   1.126 - * s    new string with enough memory allocated
   1.127 - * ...  strings
   1.128 + * @param string the string to split
   1.129 + * @param delim  the delimiter string
   1.130 + * @param count  IN: the maximum size of the resulting list (0 for an
   1.131 + *               unbounded list), OUT: the actual size of the list
   1.132 + * @return a list of the split strings as sstr_t array or
   1.133 + *         <code>NULL</code> on error
   1.134 + * 
   1.135 + * @see sstrsplita()
   1.136   */
   1.137 -sstr_t sstrncat(size_t n, sstr_t s, sstr_t c1, ...);
   1.138 +sstr_t* sstrsplit(sstr_t string, sstr_t delim, size_t *count);
   1.139  
   1.140 -
   1.141 -/*
   1.142 - *
   1.143 +/**
   1.144 + * Performing sstrsplit() using an UcxAllocator.
   1.145 + * 
   1.146 + * <i>Read the description of sstrsplit() for details.</i>
   1.147 + * 
   1.148 + * The memory for the sstr_t.ptr pointers of the list items and the memory for
   1.149 + * the sstr_t array itself are allocated by using the UcxAllocator.malloc()
   1.150 + * function.
   1.151 + * 
   1.152 + * <b>Note:</b> the allocator is not used for memory that is freed within the
   1.153 + * same call of this function (locally scoped variables).
   1.154 + * 
   1.155 + * @param string the string to split
   1.156 + * @param delim  the delimiter string
   1.157 + * @param count  IN: the maximum size of the resulting list (0 for an
   1.158 + *               unbounded list), OUT: the actual size of the list
   1.159 + * @param allocator the UcxAllocator used for allocating memory
   1.160 + * @return a list of the split strings as sstr_t array or
   1.161 + *         <code>NULL</code> on error
   1.162 + * 
   1.163 + * @see sstrsplit()
   1.164   */
   1.165 -sstr_t sstrsubs(sstr_t s, size_t start);
   1.166 -
   1.167 -/*
   1.168 - *
   1.169 - */
   1.170 -sstr_t sstrsubsl(sstr_t s, size_t start, size_t length);
   1.171 -
   1.172 -/*
   1.173 - * 
   1.174 - */
   1.175 -sstr_t sstrchr(sstr_t s, int c);
   1.176 -
   1.177 -/*
   1.178 - * splits s into n parts
   1.179 - *
   1.180 - * s    the string to split
   1.181 - * d    the delimiter string
   1.182 - * n    the maximum size of the resulting list
   1.183 - *      a size of 0 indicates an unbounded list size
   1.184 - *      the actual size of the list will be stored here
   1.185 - *
   1.186 - *      Hint: use this value to avoid dynamic reallocation of the result list
   1.187 - *
   1.188 - * Returns a list of the split strings
   1.189 - * NOTE: this list needs to be freed manually after usage
   1.190 - *
   1.191 - * Returns NULL on error
   1.192 - */
   1.193 -sstr_t* sstrsplit(sstr_t s, sstr_t d, size_t *n);
   1.194 +sstr_t* sstrsplita(sstr_t string, sstr_t delim, size_t *count,
   1.195 +        UcxAllocator *allocator);
   1.196  
   1.197  /**
   1.198   * Compares two UCX strings with standard <code>memcmp()</code>.
   1.199 @@ -188,6 +297,7 @@
   1.200   * 
   1.201   * @param string the string to duplicate
   1.202   * @return a duplicate of the string
   1.203 + * @see sstrdupa()
   1.204   */
   1.205  sstr_t sstrdup(sstr_t string);
   1.206  
   1.207 @@ -205,6 +315,7 @@
   1.208   * @param allocator a valid instance of an UcxAllocator
   1.209   * @param string the string to duplicate
   1.210   * @return a duplicate of the string
   1.211 + * @see sstrdup()
   1.212   */
   1.213  sstr_t sstrdupa(UcxAllocator *allocator, sstr_t string);
   1.214  

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