Thread: strtok reset

I am VERY new to C so please bear with me. I have 2 variables being set from a longer string using strtok. From what I understand, this function sets an internal variable of the current position.

Is it possible to reset said variable in order to allow the strtok function to start to search from the start of the string again?

I am coding a module for the Anope IRC Services system, and I am doing a command override, so that actions can be performed prior to Anope executing the regular stuff. This is the reason why I need to, in effect, reset this variable at the end of my module, so that Anope's own code can do as it normally does.

Cheers

Phil

Code:

char *  strtok ( const char * string, const char * delimiters );

According to the standard, if the string parameter in strtok is not NULL it will start seaching from the start of the string for the first occurance of delimiter. It then overwrites it with a null character and returns a pointer to the token.

After a call to strtok is made you can call it again with NULL for a string parameter, and it'll search for a delimeter from where the last function call found the something.

But you can search from the start of the string again, sure. Just choose a different delimeter because otherwise strtok will return NULL.

Originally Posted by lavinpj1

Is it possible to reset said variable in order to allow the strtok function to start to search from the start of the string again?
Phil

Bare in mind, the seconed argument to strtok will be replaced
by NULL's.
The best thing to do is keep abuffer with the orignal string
in it.