xmms-titlefader/myhelpfunctions.h

/**
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002, Marc Bruenink
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*/



#ifndef _MY_HELP_FUNCTIONS_H_
#define _MY_HELP_FUNCTIONS_H_

#include <string>

char* convertString2Char(std::string str) {
  char* cBuffer;
  cBuffer = (char*) malloc( sizeof(char) * (str.size()+1));
  int i;
  for (i=0;i<str.size();i++) {
    cBuffer[i]=str[i];
  }
  cBuffer[i] = '\0';
  return cBuffer;
}


int getCharLength(char* ch) {
  for (int iCount = 0;;iCount++) {
  if (ch[iCount] == '\0')
    return iCount+1;
  }
}


#endif