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- BBS: The Abacus * HST/DS * Potterville MI
- Date: 02-04-93 (07:15) Number: 225
- From: BOB STOUT Refer#: NONE
- To: JOSH EDLER Recvd: NO
- Subj: wildcard string compare Conf: (36) C Language
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- In a message of <Feb 01 16:37>, Josh Edler (1:2270/233.36@fidonet) writes:
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- >I need a procedure to compare two strings, one with a wildcard, and one
- >normal. The wildcard would be a DOS file mask, and the other would be a
- >filename.
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- From SNIPPETS:
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- #include <stddef.h>
- #include <string.h>
-
- /***********************************************************************
- ** **
- ** Function : patmat **
- ** **
- ** Purpose : Pattern Matching **
- ** **
- ** Usage : Pass two string pointers as parameters.The first **
- ** being a raw string & the second a pattern the raw **
- ** string is to be matched against.If the raw string **
- ** matches the pattern,then the function returns a **
- ** 1,else it returns a 0. **
- ** **
- ** e.g patmat("abcdefghi","*ghi") returns a 1. **
- ** patmat("abcdefghi","??c??f*") returns a 1. **
- ** patmat("abcdefghi","*dh*") returns a 0. **
- ** patmat("abcdefghi","*def") returns a 0. **
- ** **
- ** The asterisk is a wild card to allow any charac- **
- ** ters from its first appearance to the next spec- **
- ** ific character.The character ? is a wild card **
- ** for only one character in the position it appears.**
- ** Combinations such as "*?" or "?*" or "**" are **
- ** illegal for obvious reasons & the functions may **
- ** goof,though I think it will still work. **
- ** **
- ** Author : Sreenath Chary Nov 29 1988 **
- ** **
- ** Logic : The only simple way I could devise is to use **
- ** recursion.Each character in the pattern is **
- ** taken & compared with the character in the raw **
- ** string.If it matches then the remaining amount **
- ** of the string & the remaining amount of the **
- ** pattern are passed as parameters to patmat again **
- ** until the end of the pattern.If at any stage **
- ** the pattern does not match,then we go back one **
- ** level & at this level if the previous character **
- ** was a asterisk in the pattern,we hunt again from **
- ** where we left off,otherwise we return back one **
- ** more level with a not found & the process goes **
- ** on till the first level call. **
- ** **
- ** Only one character at a time is considered,except **
- ** when the character is an asterisk.You'll get the **
- ** logic as the program unfolds. **
- ** **
- ***********************************************************************/
-
- patmat(char *raw,char *pat)
- { int i, slraw;
-
- if ((*pat == '\0') && (*raw == '\0')) /* if it is end of both */
- return( 1 ) ; /* strings,then match */
- if (*pat == '\0') /* if it is end of only */
- return( 0 ) ; /* pat tehn mismatch */
- if (*pat == '*') /* if pattern is a '*' */
- { if (*(pat+1) == '\0') /* if it is end of pat */
- return( 1 ) ; /* then match */
- for(i=0,slraw=strlen(raw);i<=slraw;i++)/* else hunt for match*/
- if ((*(raw+i) == *(pat+1)) || /* or wild card */
- (*(pat+1) == '?'))
- if (patmat(raw+i+1,pat+2) == 1) /* if found,match */
- return( 1 ) ; /* rest of pat */
- }
- else
- { if (*raw == '\0') /* if end of raw then */
- return( 0 ) ; /* mismatch */
- if ((*pat == '?') || (*pat == *raw)) /* if chars match then */
- if (patmat(raw+1,pat+1) == 1) /* try & match rest of it*/
- return( 1 ) ;
- }
- return( 0 ) ; /* no match found */
- }
-
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