duplicatestring.hpp

"More for C++" is a class library that provides some features that are usually common for object ori

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//
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#ifndef DUPLICATESTRING_HPP
#define DUPLICATESTRING_HPP

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#include <cstring>

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inline char* createDuplicatedString
(
  const char* pcString
)
{
  char* pcResult;

  if( pcString == 0 )
  {
    pcResult = new char[1];
    pcResult[0] = '\0';
  }
  else
  {
    int nLength = strlen( pcString );

    pcResult = new char[nLength + 1];
    strcpy( pcResult, pcString );
  }

  return pcResult;
}

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inline void deleteDuplicatedString
(
  char* pcString
)
{
  delete[] pcString;
}

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#endif