ft_strdup.c

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/*   ft_strdup.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: jowagner <jowagner@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2024/11/12 14:02:34 by jowagner          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2024/12/18 22:33:20 by jowagner         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

/**
 * @brief Allocates memory and returns a duplicate of the given string.
 *
 * @param s The string to duplicate.
 * @return A pointer to the newly allocated memory containing the
 * duplicate string, or NULL if the allocation fails.
 */
char	*ft_strdup(const char *s)
{
	int		s_len;
	char	*copy;

	s_len = ft_strlen(s);
	copy = malloc(sizeof(char) * (s_len + 1));
	if (copy == NULL)
		return (NULL);
	ft_memcpy(copy, s, s_len);
	copy[s_len] = '\0';
	return (copy);
}