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/*   ft_substr.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
/*   By: erey-bet <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
/*   Created: 2022/09/28 16:33:43 by erey-bet          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2022/10/11 22:09:26 by erey-bet         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

char	*ft_substr(char const *s, unsigned int start, size_t len)
{
	long	size;
	char	*new_s;

	if (s == NULL)
		return (NULL);
	size = ft_strlen(s) - start;
	if (size < 0)
		size = 0;
	else if ((unsigned long)size > len)
		size = len;
	new_s = malloc(size + 1);
	if (new_s == NULL)
		return (NULL);
	if (start <= ft_strlen(s))
		ft_strlcpy(new_s, s + start, len + 1);
	else
		new_s[0] = '\0';
	return (new_s);
}