ft_strtrim.c

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/*   ft_strtrim.c                                       :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: xle-boul <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2021/10/13 11:04:36 by xle-boul          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2021/10/24 11:00:44 by xle-boul         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

/* removes the give set of characters from the beginning and
the end of the string. It stops as soon as it encounters
any other character along the way. */

static int	ft_char_in_set(char c, char const *set)
{
	size_t	i;

	i = 0;
	while (set[i])
	{
		if (set[i] == c)
			return (1);
		i++;
	}
	return (0);
}

char	*ft_strtrim(char const *s1, char const *set)
{
	char	*str;
	size_t	i;
	size_t	start;
	size_t	end;

	start = 0;
	while (s1[start] != '\0' && ft_char_in_set(s1[start], set))
		start++;
	end = ft_strlen(s1);
	while (end > start && ft_char_in_set(s1[end - 1], set))
		end--;
	str = (char *)malloc(sizeof(*s1) * (end - start + 1));
	if (!str)
		return (NULL);
	i = 0;
	while (start < end)
		str[i++] = s1[start++];
	str[i] = '\0';
	return (str);
}

/*
int main()
{
	char s[] = "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet";
	char set[] = "te";
	char *str;
	
	str = ft_strtrim(s, set);
	printf("%s\n", str);
	return (0);
}
*/