From 0dcb30e75c79900d90874eb098fbec67ef0c703b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Horn
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:29:03 +0000
Subject: Optimized matchString for the common case where there is a trailing *
 (if that is the case, abort immediately instead of scanning the rest of the
 string)

svn-id: r34367
---
 common/str.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

(limited to 'common')

diff --git a/common/str.cpp b/common/str.cpp
index b2c9a7cdbf..a415e376c9 100644
--- a/common/str.cpp
+++ b/common/str.cpp
@@ -605,13 +605,18 @@ bool matchString(const char *str, const char *pat) {
 	for (;;) {
 		switch (*pat) {
 		case '*':
+			// Record pattern / string possition for backtracking
 			p = ++pat;
 			q = str;
+			// If pattern ended with * -> match
+			if (!*pat)
+				return true;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			if (*pat != *str) {
 				if (p) {
+					// No match, oops -> try to backtrack
 					pat = p;
 					str = ++q;
 					if (!*str)
-- 
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