Karl Berry wrote: > I see that it was convenient to be able > to pass in two pointers, const char *start and const char *end
Yes, some people prefer to pass 'end', some people prefer to pass 'len'. Since end = start + len, len = end - start, the choice is mostly a matter of taste. Since <string.h> functions like 'memset', 'memcpy' pass 'len', I figure it's consistent to use that parameter here too. Bruno
