1 /* dstring.h - Dynamic string handling include file. Requires strings.h.
2 Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
22 /* A dynamic string consists of record that records the size of an
23 allocated string and the pointer to that string. The actual string
24 is a normal zero byte terminated string that can be used with the
25 usual string functions. The major difference is that the
26 dynamic_string routines know how to get more space if it is needed
27 by allocating new space and copying the current string. */
31 int ds_length
; /* Actual amount of storage allocated. */
32 char *ds_string
; /* String. */
36 /* Macros that look similar to the original string functions.
37 WARNING: These macros work only on pointers to dynamic string records.
38 If used with a real record, an "&" must be used to get the pointer. */
39 #define ds_strlen(s) strlen ((s)->ds_string)
40 #define ds_strcmp(s1, s2) strcmp ((s1)->ds_string, (s2)->ds_string)
41 #define ds_strncmp(s1, s2, n) strncmp ((s1)->ds_string, (s2)->ds_string, n)
42 #define ds_index(s, c) index ((s)->ds_string, c)
43 #define ds_rindex(s, c) rindex ((s)->ds_string, c)