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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: String Fanaticism
Message-ID: <7697@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 15 Apr 88 21:41:20 GMT
References: <77200033@uiucdcsp>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <77200033@uiucdcsp> gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>Given a choice, I'd make STRSPN, STRCSPN, STRPBRK, STRRPBRK, STRTOK,
>and STRSTR bite the dust.  C has switch statements and pointers in the
>language to accomplish these things efficiently.

Ok, show me how you can use switch statements and pointers to implement
strstr() efficiently.

The majority of the str*() functions have been in use for 10 years or
more in a vast number of applications.  Apparently you think each
application should have to reinvent these particular wheels.  What
do you think libraries are for?