ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: ahmaymou <ahmaymou@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2022/10/09 10:37:49 by ahmaymou          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2022/11/12 15:51:20 by ahmaymou         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

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

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