ft_substr.c

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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: raphalme <raphalme@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2025/12/29 19:02:00 by raphalme          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2026/04/14 10:45:22 by raphalme         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "../includes/libft.h"
 
char    *ft_substr(char const *s, unsigned int start, size_t len)
{
    char    *sub;
    size_t  s_len;
 
    if (!s)
        return (NULL);
    s_len = ft_strlen(s);
    if (start >= s_len)
        return (ft_strdup(""));
    if (len > s_len - start)
        len = s_len - start;
    sub = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
    if (!sub)
        return (NULL);
    ft_strlcpy(sub, s + start, len + 1);
    return (sub);
}