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- /*
- * strstr.c --
- *
- * Source code for the "strstr" 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/strstr.c,v 1.2 89/03/22 16:07:57 rab Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)";
- #endif /* not lint */
-
- /*
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- *
- * strstr --
- *
- * Locate the first instance of a substring in a string.
- *
- * Results:
- * If string contains substring, the return value is the
- * location of the first matching instance of substring
- * in string. If string doesn't contain substring, the
- * return value is 0. Matching is done on an exact
- * character-for-character basis with no wildcards or special
- * characters.
- *
- * Side effects:
- * None.
- *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-
- char *
- strstr(string, substring)
- register char *string; /* String to search. */
- char *substring; /* Substring to try to find in string. */
- {
- register char *a, *b;
-
- /* First scan quickly through the two strings looking for a
- * single-character match. When it's found, then compare the
- * rest of the substring.
- */
-
- b = substring;
- if (*b == 0) {
- return string;
- }
- for ( ; *string != 0; string += 1) {
- if (*string != *b) {
- continue;
- }
- a = string;
- while (1) {
- if (*b == 0) {
- return string;
- }
- if (*a++ != *b++) {
- break;
- }
- }
- b = substring;
- }
- return (char *) 0;
- }
-