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src/cut_string.c

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+// cut a string into two parts by the first occurence of delimiter
+// and choose the first part (side 0) or the second part (side 1)
+// the chosen part will overwrite the original string
+
+// cut a string into two parts by delimiter
+// and choose the first part (side 0) or the second part (side 1)
+// the chosen part will overwrite the original string
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+void cut_string(char my_string[], char delimiter, int side) {
+	char part1[256] = "";
+	char part2[256] = "";
+
+	int split = 0;
+
+	int j = 0;
+	for (int i = 0; i < strlen(my_string); i++) {
+		if (my_string[i] == delimiter) {
+			if (split == 0) {
+				split = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (split == 0) {
+			part1[i] = my_string[i];
+		} else {
+			part2[j] = my_string[i];
+			j++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	memset(my_string, '\0', strlen(my_string));
+	if (side == 0) {
+		strcpy(my_string, part1);
+	} else {
+		strcpy(my_string, part2);
+	}
+}
+