Function wildcmp

src/bvar/variable.cpp:372–404

Written by Jack Handy jakkhandy@hotmail.com

// Written by Jack Handy
// <A href="mailto:jakkhandy@hotmail.com">jakkhandy@hotmail.com</A>
inline bool wildcmp(const char* wild, const char* str, char question_mark) {
    const char* cp = NULL;
    const char* mp = NULL;

    while (*str && *wild != '*') {
        if (*wild != *str && *wild != question_mark) {
            return false;
        }
        ++wild;
        ++str;
    }

    while (*str) {
        if (*wild == '*') {
            if (!*++wild) {
                return true;
            }
            mp = wild;
            cp = str+1;
        } else if (*wild == *str || *wild == question_mark) {
            ++wild;
            ++str;
        } else {
            wild = mp;
            str = cp++;
        }
    }

    while (*wild == '*') {
        ++wild;
    }
    return !*wild;
}

class WildcardMatcher {
public: