Append the contents of a char*-string to another char*-string, the contents of s2 will be appended to s1.

Append the contents of a char*-string to another char*-string, the contents of s2 will be appended to s1. Only a specified maximum number of characters are copied. The concluding 0 is automatically appended to the end of the string. The target string s1 must be long enough to accommodate the second string s2.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	Pointer to the target string s1
s1	char*	-	Target string
s2	char*	-	Original string
len	int	-	Maximum number of characters \to be copied

The example appends the contents of a string, up to 3 characters, to the string s1.

int main()
{
    char	*	s1 = alloc(256);

    strcpy(s1, "con");
    strncat(s1, "catenate", 3);

    // s1 = "concat"
    showmessage(s1);

    release(s1);

    return 0;
}

Since

Version 1.2.1 (12 September 2005)

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins, comet_pdf, Illustrator

See Also

strcpy
strcat
strncat

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