NAME

xt_ff_dsv_read_field() - Read next field from tabular input

LIBRARY

#include <xtend/ff-dsv.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS

int     xt_ff_dsv_read_field(FILE *stream, char buff[], size_t buff_size,
const char *delims, size_t *len)

ARGUMENTS

stream      FILE stream from which field is read
buff        Character buff into which field is copied
buff_size   Size of the array passed to buff
delims      Array of characters that may serve as delimiters
len         Pointer to a variable which will receive the field length

DESCRIPTION

Read next delimiter-separated field from stream. The fields may be ended by any character in the string delims or by a newline ('\n').

If the delimiter ending a field is a space, then subsequence spaces are discarded, so that multiple space characters serve as a single delimiter.

RETURN VALUES

Delimiter ending the field (either a member of delim or newline)

SEE ALSO

xt_ff_dsv_read_field_malloc(3), xt_ff_dsv_skip_field(3), xt_ff_dsv_skip_rest_of_line(3), xt_ff_dsv_line_read(3)