Thread: change a string

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    change a string

    Hello there,

    I want to know if anybody knows about a function to change a string for another one. If not, I suppose i would have to work in it. Thank you very much.

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    Do you mean to replace a substring? Or to alter a current string (ie, strcpy()) ?

    Have a look through here to see if you can find a function that does what you want:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String.h

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    the problem is for example if a have the string:

    (pointer)line->"I have no mouth but ..."

    and I want to change the word mouth by "yes" for example. the result should be:

    line->"I have no yes but ..."

    Thank you for your help.

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    A little search on this forum for "substring replace" gave me immediately two very interesting threads:

    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...string+replace
    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...string+replace

    Both contain explanations as well as working functions.

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    Thank you! I will see those articles!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KONI View Post
    A little search on this forum for "substring replace" gave me immediately two very interesting threads:

    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...string+replace
    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...string+replace

    Both contain explanations as well as working functions.
    very good.. dude... As the saying goes.

    "You feed a hungry man with a fish you feed him only that day..
    You teach him how to fish ... you feed him everyday... " :-)

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    I'm Jesus, I feed entire nations with only one fish.

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    I thought it was:

    Light a fire for a man and he'll be warm for a day.
    Light a man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.
    If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KONI View Post
    I'm Jesus, I feed entire nations with only one fish.
    then give me fish : ), I'm starvin ...

    by the way, before posting a new theard, it's really more beneficial way looking at old posts, for instance today when I was searching a particular topic I found a theard from 2002 and it complety solved my problem...

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