libc/newlib/libc/string/swab.c

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/*
FUNCTION
<<swab>>---swap adjacent bytes
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
void swab(const void *<[in]>, void *<[out]>, ssize_t <[n]>);
DESCRIPTION
This function copies <[n]> bytes from the memory region
pointed to by <[in]> to the memory region pointed to by
<[out]>, exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.
PORTABILITY
<<swab>> requires no supporting OS subroutines.
*/
#include <unistd.h>
void
swab (const void *b1,
void *b2,
ssize_t length)
{
const char *from = b1;
char *to = b2;
ssize_t ptr;
for (ptr = 1; ptr < length; ptr += 2)
{
char p = from[ptr];
char q = from[ptr-1];
to[ptr-1] = p;
to[ptr ] = q;
}
if (ptr == length) /* I.e., if length is odd, */
to[ptr-1] = 0; /* then pad with a NUL. */
}