Function String_Alloc

code/ui/ui_shared.cpp:1299–1362

================= String_Alloc ================= */

=================
*/
const char *String_Alloc(const char *p)
{
	int len;
	unsigned hash;
	stringDef_t *str, *last;
	static const char *staticNULL = "";

	if (p == NULL)
	{
		return NULL;
	}

	if (*p == 0)
	{
		return staticNULL;
	}

	hash = hashForString(p);

	str = strHandle[hash];
	while (str)
	{
		if (strcmp(p, str->str) == 0)
		{
			return str->str;
		}
		str = str->next;
	}

	len = strlen(p);
	if (len + strPoolIndex + 1 < STRING_POOL_SIZE)
	{
		int ph = strPoolIndex;
		strcpy(&strPool[strPoolIndex], p);
		strPoolIndex += len + 1;

		str = strHandle[hash];
		last = str;
		while (last && last->next)
		{
			last = last->next;
		}

		str  = (stringDef_s *) UI_Alloc( sizeof(stringDef_t));
		str->next = NULL;
		str->str = &strPool[ph];
		if (last)
		{
			last->next = str;
		}
		else
		{
			strHandle[hash] = str;
		}

		return &strPool[ph];
	}
	else