Re: in strspn(): what "spn" stands for?

[CBFalconer]

regis wrote:

>
Does somebody here know what "spn" stands for
in the name of the function strspn() ?

Why don't you read the documentation (or source) from whomever
supplied you that (non-standard) function?

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[Richard Heathfield]

CBFalconer said:

regis wrote:

>>
Does somebody here know what "spn" stands for
in the name of the function strspn() ?

Why don't you read the documentation (or source) from whomever
supplied you that (non-standard) function?

What non-standard function?

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[Harald van =?UTF-8?b?RMSzaw==?=]

On Wed, 28 May 2008 09:01:32 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:

regis wrote:

>Does somebody here know what "spn" stands for in the name of the
function strspn() ?

Why don't you read the documentation (or source) from whomever supplied
you that (non-standard) function?

strspn was part of the original C standard, and is part of the current C
standard. <OTAnd if you have trouble understanding when "whom" is
appropriate, please just avoid it, at least until you figure it out.

[dj3vande]

In article <48***************@yahoo.com>,
CBFalconer <cb********@maineline.netwrote:

>regis wrote:

>>
Does somebody here know what "spn" stands for
in the name of the function strspn() ?

Why don't you read the documentation (or source) from whomever
supplied you that (non-standard) function?

# 7.21.5.6 The strspn function
#
# Synopsis
#
# [#1]
#
# #include <string.h>
# size_t strspn(const char *s1, const char *s2);
#
# Description
#
# [#2] The strspn function computes the length of the maximum
# initial segment of the string pointed to by s1 which
# consists entirely of characters from the string pointed to
# by s2.
#
# Returns
#
# [#3] The strspn function returns the length of the segment.

I don't see any description of what "spn" means in there.
dave

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[CBFalconer]

Richard Heathfield wrote:

CBFalconer said:

>regis wrote:

>>>
Does somebody here know what "spn" stands for
in the name of the function strspn() ?

Why don't you read the documentation (or source) from whomever
supplied you that (non-standard) function?

What non-standard function?

Woops - goofed and missed it. Kill my comment.

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