Partial String Matching

Im trying to search a linked list to delete a record which is in a file that works. But im now trying to match only part of the string partial string matching.

Im using strstr but i cant seem to get it working i get too few arguments error. And i also would like to know if im on the right track as to how im coding it. Any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Code:

/***************************************************************************** Menu option #3: Delete Record* Allows the user to remove one or more records from the customer and/or* stock linked lists. Partial string matching is implemented.****************************************************************************/void deleteRecord(TennisStoreType* ts){  StockNodeType* curStock;  StockNodeType* prevStock;  CustomerNodeType*  curCust;  CustomerNodeType*  prevCust;  char inputString[DESCRIPTION_MAX + 1];  char *description;  char tmpsurname[SURNAME_MAX];  char *surname;  char answerInput;  char *firstName;  char *subDesc;  int finished;      do  {      printf("\n\nInput String (1-40 characters) ");      fgets(inputString, DESCRIPTION_MAX +2 , stdin);  /* check if the input is longer then the buffer (40 chars)     Validating input of 40 characters for string*/  if(inputString[strlen(inputString) -1] != '\n')  {       printf("\nProduct description too delete less then 40 chars!\n");       readRestOfLine();       /* flush the buffer */  }  if(inputString[0] == '\n')  {    printf("Returning back to main menu\n");    finished = FAILURE;  }  }while(inputString[strlen(inputString) -1 ] != '\n');  /* tokenize the data fields to be searched*/      description = strtok(inputString, "\n");  surname = strtok(inputString, "\n");    firstName = strtok(inputString, "\n");      curStock = ts -> headStock;  prevStock = NULL;  curCust = ts -> headCust;  prevCust = NULL;      printf("Are you sure you want to delete\n");        do  {      answerInput = fgetc(stdin);      if(answerInput == 'y')      {        printf("you pressed yes!\n");      }      else if(answerInput == 'n')      {        printf("You pressed no!\n");        return;              }  } while (answerInput != '\n');  strcpy(inputString, subDesc);    if(subDesc = strstr(("Slazenger Classic Racquet"),     ("Slazenger")) != NULL)  {     printf("found a match %s", inputString);  }  else  {     printf("no match!");  }      while((curStock != NULL) && ((curCust != NULL) &&       strcmp(inputString,curStock->description) &&       strcmp(inputString, curCust -> surname) &&       strcmp(inputString, curCust -> firstName)!= MIN_INPUT))  {       prevStock = curStock;       curStock = curStock->nextStock;       /* searching through the customer nodes       if not null keep getting the next node       for searching*/       prevCust = curCust;       curCust = curCust -> nextCust;  }         if ((curStock == NULL)  || (curCust == NULL))  {       printf("This item is not listed! \"%s\" .\n",              inputString);       printf("Try again\n");       return;  }  else if ((prevStock == NULL) || (prevCust == NULL))  {                ts->headStock = curStock->nextStock;         ts->headCust  = curCust -> nextCust;  }  else  {         prevStock->nextStock = curStock->nextStock;         prevCust ->nextCust = curCust -> nextCust;  }                 ts-> stockCount --;         ts-> customerCount--;         printf("\nTotal stock or customer after deletion: %d\n"                , ts -> stockCount);         printf("%s", inputString);                  }

Thanks,kvarnerexpress

The problem is the way you constructed your if statement.

This:

// The parentheses are not needed around the strings.  // They do nothing, nor even make it more readable.if(subDesc = strstr("Slazenger Classic Racquet",  "Slazenger") != NULL)

Is exactly the same as saying:

if(subDesc = (strstr("Slazenger Classic Racquet",  "Slazenger") != NULL))

Currently it is trying to assign to subDesc whether or not the return of strstr is equal to NULL. This doesn't fly. This is because assignments have the last priority.

A correct way of constructing that assignment would be:

if((subDesc = strstr("Slazenger Classic Racquet",  "Slazenger")) != NULL)

Whenever you use assignment in an if statement -always- wrap the assignment part in parentheses before doing the comparison.