Function str_start_is

src/hacklib.c:212–237

determine whether 'str' starts with 'chkstr', possibly ignoring case; * panics on huge strings */

/* determine whether 'str' starts with 'chkstr', possibly ignoring case;
 * panics on huge strings */
boolean
str_start_is(
    const char *str,
    const char *chkstr,
    boolean caseblind)
{
    char t1, t2;
    int n = LARGEST_INT;

    while (--n) {
        if (!*str)
            return (*chkstr == 0); /* chkstr >= str */
        else if (!*chkstr)
            return TRUE; /* chkstr < str */
        t1 = caseblind ? lowc(*str) : *str;
        t2 = caseblind ? lowc(*chkstr) : *chkstr;
        str++, chkstr++;
        if (t1 != t2)
            return FALSE;
    }
#if 0
    if (n == 0)
        panic("string too long");
#endif
    return TRUE;
}

/* determine whether 'str' ends in 'chkstr' */
boolean