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Started by HellRiZZer June 12, 2001 04:51 AM

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HellRiZZer

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June 12, 2001 04:51 AM

I was trying to read a file and find words in it (scripting engine) and can''t figure out how to find out whether a word is in the string i''ve read with fgets. Pleas help.. " Do we need us? "

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Kylotan

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June 12, 2001 07:44 AM

strcspn() is for something else entirely

You need strstr(). It returns a pointer to wherever it found the substring in the main string, or NULL if it isn''t there.

FloViel

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June 12, 2001 08:05 AM

Or, you simply use the standard-string class function: std::string::find();

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