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* jn/strbuf-doc-re-reuse:
  strbuf doc: reuse after strbuf_release is fine
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Junio C Hamano 2017-10-07 16:27:53 +09:00
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strbuf.h
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@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ extern char strbuf_slopbuf[];
extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *, size_t);
/**
* Release a string buffer and the memory it used. You should not use the
* string buffer after using this function, unless you initialize it again.
* Release a string buffer and the memory it used. After this call, the
* strbuf points to an empty string that does not need to be free()ed, as
* if it had been set to `STRBUF_INIT` and never modified.
*
* To clear a strbuf in preparation for further use without the overhead
* of free()ing and malloc()ing again, use strbuf_reset() instead.
*/
extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);
@ -91,6 +95,9 @@ extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);
* Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
* storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
* to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
*
* The strbuf that previously held the string is reset to `STRBUF_INIT` so
* it can be reused after calling this function.
*/
extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *, size_t *);