String functions, passing structure instead of pointer ?

[dev31337]

Hi,

Some string functions have mg_str pointers as arguments while others have the direct mg_str structure as arguments.

Is there a reason to not always use mg_str pointers in all functions ?

If I remember correctly passing mg_str structure as arguments makes a copy of the structure, which is not important because the structure is tiny, but the question seems still valid :)

Regards.

[cpq]

@dev31337 the reason is to have an ability to craft arguments on the fly. Consider

foo(mg_str("hello"));

vs

struct mg_str arg = mg_str("hello");
foo(&arg);

As you've pointed out, the struct is tiny so passing a struct is not an issue.

[dev31337]

Thank for the quick reply, that makes sense now !