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C02/doc/string.txt
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Common String Manipulation Functions for C02
Strings are zero-terminated arrays of type char with a maximum length
of 128 characters.
The first character in a string is at position 0, and the last character
is at position length minus 1.
Since all of the routines stop processing at the 128th character, a 128
character string does not require a zero terminator.
Due to the limitations of parameter passing in C02, the argument lists of
most of these functions do not match those in standard C and C++.
Usage: at the beginning of the program use the directives
#include <stddef.h02>
#include <string.h02>
The following functions are defined:
p = strapd(c, &s); Append character c to string s.
Returns length of new string.
If the string length exceeds 127 prior to the
append, no action is taken and the existing
length is returned.
This function is not part of the standard C and
C++ string libraries. It is included because it
is more efficient than the equivalent C02 code.
p = strchr(c, &s); Searches string s for character c.
Returns position of first occurance of character
in string, or 255 if character was not found.
n = strlen(&s); Determines length of string s.
Returns length of string.
p = strrch(c, &s); Searches end of string s for character c.
Returns position of last occurance of character
in string, or 255 if character was not found.
strdst(&d); Sets string d as the destination string for subsequent
strcat(). strcmp(), strcpy(), and strstr() calls.
This function is not part of the standard C and
C++ string libraries. It is needed because of the
parameter passing limitations of C02.
Note: Aliased to the setdst() routine which sets
variables dstlo and dsthi as a pointer to the string.
n = strcat(&s); Concatenates source string s onto the end of
destination string set by prior strdst() call.
Returns total length of concatenated string.
Note: dstlo and dsthi are left pointing to the
destination string.
c = strcmp(&s); Compares source string s against destination
string set by prior strdst() call.
Returns 255 if destination < source, 0 if
destination = source, and 1 if destination > source.
These results can be evaluated using the C02
unary comparator ! or the test-operators :+ or :-.
Note: dstlo and dsthi are left pointing to the
destination string.
n = strcpy(&s); Copies wource string s into destination string set
by prior strdst() call, replacing previous contents.
Returns number of characters copied.
Note: dstlo and dsthi are left pointing to the
destination string.
To copy the first n characters from string s to
string d, the following code can be used:
strdst(&d); strcpy(&s); s[n]=0;
n = strcut(n, &s); Copies from source string s, starting at position n,
into destination string set by prior strdst() call,
replacing previous contents.
Returns number of characters copied.
This function is not part of the standard C and
C++ string libraries. It is included because
it is faster and more compact tham the equivalent
C02 code.
To copy a substring starting at position n with
length l from string s to string d, the following
code can be used:
strdst(&d); strcut(&s, n); s[l]=0;
Note: calls routine strcat(). leaving dstlo and
dsthi pointing to the destination string, along
with strlo and strhi pointing to the address of
position n in the source string.
p = strstr(&s); Searches for destination string s in source string
set by prior strdst() call.
Returns position of source string in destination
string, or 255 if character was not found.
Note: calls routine strcmp(), leaving dstlo and
dsthi pointing to the address of the position of
the source string in the destination string (or
the end of the destination string if the source
string was not found).
Note: This library expects the following functions to be defined
setdst(&s); Set destination string pointer
setsrc(&s); Set source string pointer and initialize index
along with the zero page variable pairs
strlo, strhi Source String Pointer
dstlo, dsthi Destination String Pointer
as well as the transient variables
temp0 Temporary storage
temp1