print_string.c

#include "main.h"
/**
 * print_string - Prints a string of character
 * @types: List a of arguments
 * @buffer: Buffer array to handle print
 * @flags: Calculates active flags
 * @width: width.
 * @precision: Precision specification
 * @size: Size specifier
 * Return: Number of chars printed
 */
int print_string(va_list types, char buffer[],
				 int flags, int width, int precision, int size)
{
	int length = 0, i;
	char *str = va_arg(types, char *);

	(void)buffer;
	(void)flags;
	(void)width;
	(void)precision;
	(void)size;
	if (!str)
	{
		str = "(null)";
		if (precision >= 6)
			str = "      ";
	}

	while (str[length] != '\0')
		length++;

	if (precision >= 0 && precision < length)
		length = precision;

	if (width > length)
	{
		if (flags & MINUS)
		{
			write(1, &str[0], length);
			for (i = width - length; i > 0; i--)
				write(1, " ", 1);
			return (width);
		}
		else
		{
			for (i = width - length; i > 0; i--)
				write(1, " ", 1);
			write(1, &str[0], length);
			return (width);
		}
	}

	return (write(1, str, length));
}