HM_asciifile_readfixedstring()

Reads a fixed string from an ASCII file and stores it in the location pointed to by the user-passed character pointer string.

Syntax

char * HM_asciifile_readfixedstring(FILE * file, char * string, int width);

Type

HyperMesh hmlib Function

Description

Reads a fixed string from an ASCII file and stores it in the location pointed to by the user-passed character pointer string. Returns the pointer to the value of the string contained in the field.

Inputs

file
The handle to the open ASCII file (must be opened with fopen(“”,”rt”)).
string
The pointer to a string. It is assumed that the memory allocated for the string is greater than or equal to the width.
width
The width of the integer that should be read.

Errors

None.