NAME

       sdrstring - Simple Data Recorder string functions

SYNOPSIS

           #include "sdr.h"

           Object sdr_string_create (Sdr sdr, char *from);
           Object sdr_string_dup    (Sdr sdr, Object from);
           int    sdr_string_length (Sdr sdr, Object string);
           int    sdr_string_read   (Sdr sdr, char *into, Object string);

DESCRIPTION

       SDR strings are used to record strings of up to 255 ASCII characters in the heap space of an SDR.  Unlike
       standard C strings, which are terminated by a zero byte, SDR strings record the length of the string as
       part of the string object.

       To store strings longer than 255 characters, use sdr_malloc() and sdr_write() instead of these functions.

       Object sdr_string_create(Sdr sdr, char *from)
           Creates a "self-delimited string" in the heap of the indicated SDR, allocating the required space and
           copying  the  indicated content.  from must be a standard C string for which strlen() must not exceed
           255; if it does, or if insufficient SDR space is available, 0 is returned.  Otherwise the address  of
           the newly created SDR string object is returned.  To destroy, just use sdr_free().

       Object sdr_string_dup(Sdr sdr, Object from)
           Creates  a  duplicate  of  the  SDR  string  whose address is from, allocating the required space and
           copying the original string's content.  If insufficient  SDR  space  is  available,  0  is  returned.
           Otherwise  the  address  of the newly created copy of the original SDR string object is returned.  To
           destroy, use sdr_free().

       int sdr_string_length(Sdr sdr, Object string)
           Returns the length of the indicated self-delimited string (as would be returned by strlen()),  or  -1
           on any error.

       int sdr_string_read(Sdr sdr, char *into, Object string)
           Retrieves the content of the indicated self-delimited string into memory as a standard C string (NULL
           terminated).   Length of into should normally be SDRSTRING_BUFSZ (i.e., 256) to allow for the largest
           possible SDR string (255 characters) plus the terminating NULL.  Returns length of string  (as  would
           be returned by strlen()), or -1 on any error.

SEE ALSO

       sdr(3), sdrlist(3), sdrtable(3), string(3)

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