PC Extra Super CD 1998 January/PCPLUS131.iso/DJGPP/V2/DJLSR201.ZIP/src/libc/compat/string/strsep.txh

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@node strsep, string
@subheading Syntax

@example
#include <string.h>

char *strsep(char **stringp, char *delim);
@end example

@subheading Description

This function retrieves the next token from the given string, where
@var{stringp} points to a variable holding, initially, the start of the
string.  Tokens are delimited by a character from @var{delim}.  Each
time the function is called, it returns a pointer to the next token, and
sets *@var{stringp} to the next spot to check, or @code{NULL}.

@subheading Return Value

The next token, or NULL.

@subheading Example

@example
main()
@{
  char *buf = "Hello  there,stranger";
  char **bp = &buf;
  char *tok;
  while (tok = strsep(bp, " ,"))
    printf("tok = `%s'\n", tok);
@}

tok = `Hello'
tok = `'
tok = `there'
tok = `stranger'
@end example