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/*
 * $Id: asprintf.c 4993 2013-02-20 10:33:34Z haraldkipp $
 */

#include "nut_io.h"
#include <sys/nutdebug.h>

/*!
 * \addtogroup xgCrtStdio
 */
/*@{*/

/*!
 * \brief Write formatted data to a string.
 *
 * This function is similar to \ref sprintf, but internally allocates
 * the required buffer using \ref malloc. If no longer used, the caller
 * must release this buffer by calling \ref free.
 *
 * \param strp Pointer to a character pointer that receives the address
 *             of a newly allocated output string.
 * \param fmt  Format string containing conversion specifications.
 * \param ...  List of arguments.
 *
 * \return The number of characters written. A negative value is
 *         returned to indicate an error. In this case no buffer
 *         is allocated and the pointer is set to NULL.
 */
int asprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, ...)
{
    int rc;
    va_list ap;

    NUTASSERT(strp != NULL);
    NUTASSERT(fmt != NULL);

    va_start(ap, fmt);
    /* All is done in this function. */
    rc = vasprintf(strp, fmt, ap);
    va_end(ap);

    return rc;
}

/*@}*/