Thread: How to delete string after >

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    How to delete string after >

    char *string = "Hello how are you doing > file";
    char *string2 = "hello > file how are you doing";

    I wanted to to store the information in string one as

    char *stringx = "Hello how are you doing";
    char *string2x = "hello how are you doing";

    How can i archieve this ?? I just wanted to remove the ">" and the string after ">" only.

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    just run through the string till you hit the > and then replace it with a null terminator. '\0'

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    Well the problem is that since you are defining the character string as:
    Code:
    char *string2 = "hello > file how are you doing";
    you can not just add in a null since most implamentations put it in read only memory.
    if you change it to
    Code:
    char string2[] = "hello > file how are you doing";
    then you can

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by winsonlee
    char *string = "Hello how are you doing > file";
    char *string2 = "hello > file how are you doing";

    I wanted to to store the information in string one as

    char *stringx = "Hello how are you doing";
    char *string2x = "hello how are you doing";

    How can i archieve this ?? I just wanted to remove the ">" and the string after ">" only.
    First of all, you should learn the difference between a pointer to a string literal (what you have written)
    Code:
       char *p = "string";
    and an array of char initialized by a string, like
    Code:
       char p[] = "string";
    In the first case, you have a pointer to char that holds the address of an array of char terminated by a 0. This address belongs to a segment of memory that is not guaranteed to be mutable. (Actually, on embedded systems, it belongs to a segment that is implemented in *ROM or flash memory)

    This is why it is highly recommended to define such pointers like this:
    Code:
       char const *p = "string";
    It helps to prevent from a common error that is to attempt to write to a non-writable segment of memory.

    On the second case, you have an array of char. Can be a string or not. The value of the elements can be changed. Just keep in mind that its size is defined by its initialization. It can't be rezised dynamically.
    Code:
    {
       /* an array of 10 uninitialized char */
       char a[10];
    
       /* an array of char initialized with {'h','e','l','l','o',0} (valid string) */
       char a[] = "hello";
    
       /* an array of 10 char initialized with {'h','e','l','l','o',0, 0, 0, 0, 0} (valid string) */
       char a[10] = "hello";
    
       /* an array of 5 char initialized with {'h','e','l','l','o'} (Not a valid string) */
       char a[5] = "hello";
    }
    All this introduction to say that
    Code:
    char *string = "Hello how are you doing > file";
    char *string2 = "hello > file how are you doing";
    should have been defined
    Code:
    char const *string = "Hello how are you doing > file";
    char const *string2 = "hello > file how are you doing";
    and is not mutable.

    If you want to change these strings, according to your wishes, you can start with that:
    Code:
       char string[] = "Hello how are you doing > file";
       char string2[] = "hello > file how are you doing";
    Then you have to define clearly what you want. I guess you want to suppress the " > file" substring.
    • Search the position of the substring (strstr())
    • Move the end of the string at this place (memmove())

    It's now your turn to play.
    Last edited by Emmanuel Delaha; 08-08-2004 at 01:59 AM. Reason: typo
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    The problem is both the string is from the standard input. So i cant declare string as string[]. My second problem is the name after ">" always change. Sometimes it can be file1 sometimes it can be xxfile11. so how can i use strstr and memmove to solved this problem ??

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by winsonlee
    The problem is both the string is from the standard input. So i cant declare string as string[].
    Use
    Code:
       char sa[123];
       char sb[123];
    for example.
    My second problem is the name after ">" always change. Sometimes it can be file1 sometimes it can be xxfile11.
    If it changes, you must define a format that delimitates the data. It's a specification issue.
    so how can i use strstr and memmove to solved this problem ??
    This is the point. Open your book, and shake your brain. I'm doing the job for you. It's your assignment.
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