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- /*
- * strncpy.c --
- *
- * Source code for the "strncpy" library routine.
- *
- * Copyright 1988 Regents of the University of California
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
- * software and its documentation for any purpose and without
- * fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
- * notice appear in all copies. The University of California
- * makes no representations about the suitability of this
- * software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
- * express or implied warranty.
- */
-
- #ifndef lint
- static char rcsid[] = "$Header: /sprite/src/lib/c/string/RCS/strncpy.c,v 1.3 92/03/27 13:30:06 rab Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)";
- #endif /* not lint */
-
- #include <string.h>
-
- /*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * strncpy --
- *
- * Copy exactly numChars characters from src to dst. If src doesn't
- * contain exactly numChars characters, then the last characters are
- * ignored (if src is too long) or filled with zeros (if src
- * is too short). If src is too long then dst will not be
- * null-terminated.
- *
- * Results:
- * The return value is a pointer to the destination string, dst.
- *
- * Side effects:
- * None.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
- char *
- strncpy(dst, src, numChars)
- register char *src; /* Place from which to copy. */
- char *dst; /* Place to store copy. */
- int numChars; /* Maximum number of characters to copy. */
- {
- register char *copy = dst;
-
- #ifndef lint
- while (--numChars >= 0) {
- if ((*copy++ = *src++) == '\0') {
- while (--numChars >= 0) {
- *copy++ = '\0';
- }
- return dst;
- }
- }
- #else
- for (; numChars > 0; --numChars) {
- *copy = *src;
- if (*copy == '\0') {
- for (; numChars > 0; --numChars) {
- *++copy = '\0';
- }
- return dst;
- }
- ++copy;
- ++src;
- }
- #endif
- return dst;
- }
-
-