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-rw-r--r--src/getstring.c12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/getstring.c b/src/getstring.c
index 186598d..526e9ba 100644
--- a/src/getstring.c
+++ b/src/getstring.c
@@ -280,7 +280,13 @@ enum getstr getstring(WINDOW * win, char *str, int l, int x, int y)
return st.len == 0 ? GETSTRING_RET : GETSTRING_VALID;
}
-/* Update an already existing string. */
+/*
+ * Safe edit of a dynamically allocated string.
+ * A copy of the original is edited. The internal buffer size
+ * is the only limit on the length of the edited string. After editing
+ * additional memory is allocated for the original if needed. The original
+ * remains intact if editing is interrupted.
+ */
int updatestring(WINDOW * win, char **str, int x, int y)
{
int len = strlen(*str);
@@ -299,8 +305,8 @@ int updatestring(WINDOW * win, char **str, int x, int y)
*str = mem_realloc(*str, len + 1, 1);
EXIT_IF(*str == NULL, _("out of memory"));
memcpy(*str, buf, len + 1);
- }
-
+ } else if (ret == GETSTRING_RET)
+ **str = '\0';
mem_free(buf);
return ret;
}