/*
	a quick way to remove a pattern or word from a char array.
*/

#include <string.h>
#include <fstream>

void RemovePattern(char *szString,char *szPattern) {
	int iStringLen=strlen(szString);
	int iPatternLen=strlen(szPattern);

	int i=0,k=0;
	while(i<iStringLen) {
		if(memcmp(&szString[k],szPattern,iPatternLen) == 0) {
			k=k+iPatternLen;
		} else {
			szString[i]=szString[k];
			i++; k++;
		}
	}
}

int main() {
	char szString[32]="red.yellow.blue.green.purple";

	RemovePattern(szString,(char*)"ee");
	RemovePattern(szString,(char*)"r");

	printf("%s\n",szString);

	return 0;
}