/*
 * $Id$
 */

/*
 * Harbour Project source code:
 * SUBSTR() function
 *
 * Copyright 1999 Antonio Linares <alinares@fivetech.com>
 * www - http://www.harbour-project.org
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#include "hbapi.h"
#include "hbapiitm.h"
#include "hbapierr.h"

/* returns l characters from n characters into string */

HB_FUNC( SUBSTR )
{
   PHB_ITEM pText = hb_param( 1, HB_IT_STRING );

   if( pText && ISNUM( 2 ) )
   {
      long lPos = hb_parnl( 2 );

      if( lPos < 0 )
      {
         lPos += ( long ) hb_itemGetCLen( pText );
         if( lPos < 0 )
            lPos = 0;
      }
      else if( lPos )
      {
         lPos--;
      }

      if( lPos < ( long ) hb_itemGetCLen( pText ) )
      {
         long lLen;

         if( hb_pcount() >= 3 )
         {
            if( ISNUM( 3 ) )
            {
               lLen = hb_parnl( 3 );

               if( lLen > ( long ) hb_itemGetCLen( pText ) - lPos )
                  lLen = ( long ) hb_itemGetCLen( pText ) - lPos;
            }
            else
            {
               hb_errRT_BASE_SubstR( EG_ARG, 1110, NULL, "SUBSTR", 3, hb_paramError( 1 ), hb_paramError( 2 ), hb_paramError( 3 ) );
               /* NOTE: Exit from inside [vszakats] */
               return;
            }
         }
         else
            lLen = ( long ) hb_itemGetCLen( pText ) - lPos;

         if( lLen > 0 )
            hb_retclen( hb_itemGetCPtr( pText ) + lPos, lLen );
         else
            hb_retc( "" );
      }
      else
         hb_retc( "" );
   }
   else
      hb_errRT_BASE_SubstR( EG_ARG, 1110, NULL, "SUBSTR", 3, hb_paramError( 1 ), hb_paramError( 2 ), hb_paramError( 3 ) );
}