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/*
* fgets.c --
*
* Source code for the "fgets" library procedure.
*
* Copyright 1988 Regents of the University of California
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
* software and its documentation for any purpose and without
* fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
* notice appear in all copies. The University of California
* makes no representations about the suitability of this
* software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
* express or implied warranty.
*/
#ifndef lint
static char rcsid[] = "$Header: /sprite/src/lib/c/stdio/RCS/fgets.c,v 1.2 92/01/21 16:29:07 shirriff Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)";
#endif not lint
#include "stdio.h"
/*
*----------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* fgets --
*
* Reads a line from a stream.
*
* Results:
* Characters are read from stream and placed at buf until a
* newline is encountered or maxChars-1 characters have been
* processed or an end of file or error is encountered. The
* string at buf is left null-terminated. The return value is
* a pointer to buf if all went well, or NULL if an end of file
* or error was encountered before reading any characters.
*
* Side effects:
* Characters are removed from stream.
*
*----------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
char *
fgets(bufferPtr, maxChars, stream)
char *bufferPtr; /* Where to place characters. Must have
* at least maxChars bytes of storage. */
register int maxChars; /* Maximum number of characters to read
* from stream. */
register FILE *stream; /* Stream from which to read characters. */
{
register char *destPtr = bufferPtr;
register int c;
for (maxChars--; maxChars > 0; maxChars--) {
c = getc(stream);
if (c < 0) {
/* Other systems don't clear destPtr, and it breaks some programs,
* so I'm taking this out.
*/
#if 0
*destPtr = 0;
#endif
return NULL;
}
*destPtr = c;
destPtr++;
if (c == '\n') {
break;
}
}
*destPtr = 0;
return bufferPtr;
}