/*** *memmove.c - contains memmove routine * * Copyright (c) 1988-1997, Microsoft Corporation. All right reserved. * *Purpose: * memmove() copies a source memory buffer to a destination buffer. * Overlapping buffers are treated specially, to avoid propogation. * *******************************************************************************/ /*** *memmove - Copy source buffer to destination buffer * *Purpose: * memmove() copies a source memory buffer to a destination memory buffer. * This routine recognize overlapping buffers to avoid propogation. * For cases where propogation is not a problem, memcpy() can be used. * *Entry: * void *dst = pointer to destination buffer * const void *src = pointer to source buffer * size_t count = number of bytes to copy * *Exit: * Returns a pointer to the destination buffer * *Exceptions: *******************************************************************************/ #include <_size_t.h> void *memmove(void *dst, const void *src, size_t count) { void *ret = dst; if(dst <= src || (char *)dst >= ((char *)src + count)) { /* * Non-Overlapping Buffers * copy from lower addresses to higher addresses */ while(count--) { *(char *)dst = *(char *)src; dst = (char *)dst + 1; src = (char *)src + 1; } } else { /* * Overlapping Buffers * copy from higher addresses to lower addresses */ dst = (char *)dst + count - 1; src = (char *)src + count - 1; while(count--) { *(char *)dst = *(char *)src; dst = (char *)dst - 1; src = (char *)src - 1; } } return ret; }