compiler/clib/strdup.c

   1 /*
   2     Copyright © 1995-2001, The AROS Development Team. All rights reserved.
   3     $Id$
   4
   5     ANSI C function strdup().
   6 */
   7
   8 /*****************************************************************************
   9
  10     NAME */
  11 #include <string.h>
  12 #include <memory.h>
  13
  14         char * strdup (
  15
  16 /*  SYNOPSIS */
  17         const char * orig)
  18
  19 /*  FUNCTION
  20         Create a copy of a string. The copy can be freed with free() or will
  21         be freed when then program ends.
  22
  23     INPUTS
  24         str1 - Strings to duplicate
  25
  26     RESULT
  27         A copy of the string which can be freed with free().
  28
  29     NOTES
  30
  31     EXAMPLE
  32
  33     BUGS
  34
  35     SEE ALSO
  36
  37     INTERNALS
  38
  39 ******************************************************************************/
  40 {
  41     char * copy;
  42     char * ptr;
  43
  44     if ((copy = malloc (strlen (orig)+1)))
  45     {
  46         ptr = copy;
  47
  48         while ((*ptr ++ = *orig ++));
  49     }
  50
  51     return copy;
  52 } /* strdup */
  53