sortix--sortix/libc/string/strndup.cpp

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    string/strndup.cpp
    Creates a copy of a string.

*******************************************************************************/

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

extern "C" char* strndup(const char* input, size_t n)
{
	size_t inputsize = strnlen(input, n);
	char* result = (char*) malloc(inputsize + 1);
	if ( !result )
		return NULL;
	memcpy(result, input, inputsize);
	result[inputsize] = 0;
	return result;
}