cfunc.extract

C Function/C Functions, Releases: AP 6.1

Pick/BASIC 'extract' functionality from C.

Syntax

int _CP_extract(CPSTR** result, CPSTR* string, int ac.expression, int vc.expression, int sc.expression)

Description

equivalent to the Pick/BASIC statement: result = extract(string, ac.expression, vc.expression, sc.expression)

This function returns -1 if an error occurs. The error code is contained in _CP_errno.

Example

/* The following example prints 'a'. */

CPSTR * s = _CP_mkstr('a\376b');

_CP_extract(&s,s,1,0,0);
_CP_print(s);

See Also

Command Name Type Description
cfunc.introduction Introductory Overview

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