strstr.cpp

/* 
 * strstr.c --
 *
 *	Source code for the "strstr" library routine.
 *
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/*
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * 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* hack_strstr(char* string, const char* substring)
{
    char *a;
    const char *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; string++)
    {
        if (*string != *b)
            continue;

        a = string;
        while (1)
        {
            if (*b == 0)
                return string;
            if (*a++ != *b++)
                break;
        }
        b = substring;
    }
    return (char*)0;
}