#include <string.h>
#include "fexpr.h"
#include "fexpr_builtin.h"
char * fexpr_get_string(const fexpr_t expr)
{
char * res;
slong i, len;
ulong head = expr->data[0];
if (FEXPR_TYPE(head) == FEXPR_TYPE_SMALL_STRING)
{
res = flint_malloc(FEXPR_SMALL_SYMBOL_LEN + 1);
res[FEXPR_SMALL_SYMBOL_LEN] = '\0';
for (i = 0; i < FEXPR_SMALL_SYMBOL_LEN; i++)
{
res[i] = (head >> ((i + 1) * 8));
if (res[i] == '\0')
break;
}
}
else if (FEXPR_TYPE(head) == FEXPR_TYPE_BIG_STRING)
{
len = strlen((const char *) (expr->data + 1));
res = flint_malloc(len + 1);
memcpy(res, (const char *) (expr->data + 1), len + 1);
}
else
{
flint_throw(FLINT_ERROR, "fexpr_get_string: a string is required\n");
}
return res;
}