Re: Parsing challenge to reduce blanks


"James Van Buskirk" <not_valid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Well, yes, I didn't make that particular mistake. If the input
> string already contained your sentinel character, the output
> would not, so it would be incorrect.
>

You consider NULL a ascii text character so it cant be used as a masking
char?
Is there any "sentinel" character that you dont object to using for a
"sentinel", how about char(1) ?

>> Didnt you say your solution has a problem with exact size text in line?
>
> As does yours.
>

OK, I see what you are complaining about, the first blank in the trailing
blanks returned is just part
of the trailing blanks, BFD.. I guess we dont agree its a problem that must
be addressed.


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