Is there any function to get a substring in GLib? Something like gchar *getSlice(const

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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T12:32:07+00:00 2026-06-01T12:32:07+00:00

Is there any function to get a substring in GLib?

Something like

gchar *getSlice(const gchar *text, gint startIndex);

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-01T12:32:08+00:00

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You can just do:

 gchar *s = &text[start_index];

If you want a copy of the substring, do

 gchar *s = g_strdup(&text[start_index]);

Remember to free the string when you’re done with it in the latter case.

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