get_parameter()

get_parameter() extracts a parameter from a string, delimited by blanks (' ' or ' ') or quotes (' or "). The input string is modified by inserting null terminators.

C

Prototype

char *get_parameter(
    char *s,
    char **save_ptr
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
s	char *	The input string to parse. It is modified in-place.
save_ptr	char **	Pointer to store the next position in the string for subsequent calls.

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Return Value

Returns a pointer to the extracted parameter, or NULL if no parameter is found.

Notes

If the parameter is enclosed in quotes (' or "), the function ensures that the returned string does not include them.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python

Examples

C

// TODO C examples

JS

// TODO JS examples

Python

# TODO Python examples