From 7e0f021a9aec35fd8e6725e87e3313b101d26f5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Klauser Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:37:44 +0100 Subject: Initial import (2.0.2-6) --- reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c (limited to 'reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c') diff --git a/reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c b/reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf83bc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/reference/C/EXAMPLES/lenstr.c @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +/************************************************************************ + * + * Purpose: Find the length of a string. + * This duplicates the strlen function found in string.h + * Author: M J Leslie + * Date: 20-Mar-94 + * + ************************************************************************/ + +#include + +int lenstr(const char *text); + +main() +{ + char kb_buf[80]; /* Keyboard buffer */ + + puts(" Please enter some text "); + printf("Text is %d characters long.\n", lenstr(gets(kb_buf))); +} + +/************************************************************************ + * + * Find the length of a string - does not check if we fall off + * the end of the text buffer. oops. + * + ************************************************************************/ + +int lenstr(const char *text) +{ + int count=-1; /* Character counter */ + + while(text[++count] != '\0') ; /* Serach for a null */ + + return(count); /* Return the position + * of the NULL-1 */ +} -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf