Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/8] lib: string: Introduce strreplace
[Posted June 10, 2015 by corbet]
| From: |
| Al Viro <viro-AT-ZenIV.linux.org.uk> |
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| Joe Perches <joe-AT-perches.com> |
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| Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/8] lib: string: Introduce strreplace |
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| Thu, 4 Jun 2015 23:37:53 +0100 |
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| <20150604223753.GO7232@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> |
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| Rasmus Villemoes <linux-AT-rasmusvillemoes.dk>, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>, Daniel Borkmann <daniel-AT-iogearbox.net>, Herbert Xu <herbert-AT-gondor.apana.org.au>, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org |
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On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 03:56:07AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Seems sensible, but the name maybe could be be more
> explicit as strreplace seems like it should more like
> a string substitution rather than a char substitution.
>
> Maybe strsubstchr or something like it (strtranschr?)
Why not go the full monty and call it strtrtsstrrrtst(), with
strtrtssstrrtst() doing almost, but not quite the same thing?
