ucx/cx/string.h

changeset 112
c3f2f16fa4b8
parent 109
c3dfcb8f0be7
child 113
dde28a806552
--- a/ucx/cx/string.h	Sat Oct 04 14:54:25 2025 +0200
+++ b/ucx/cx/string.h	Sun Oct 19 21:20:08 2025 +0200
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
      */
     size_t pos;
     /**
-     * Position of next delimiter in the source string.
+     * Position of the next delimiter in the source string.
      *
      * If the tokenizer has not yet returned a token, the content of this field
-     * is undefined. If the tokenizer reached the end of the string, this field
+     * is undefined. If the tokenizer reaches the end of the string, this field
      * contains the length of the source string.
      */
     size_t delim_pos;
@@ -167,17 +167,18 @@
  *
  * The length is implicitly inferred by using a call to @c strlen().
  *
+ * When @c NULL is passed, the length will be set to zero.
+ *
  * @note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a constant string, use cx_str().
  *
- * @param cstring the string to wrap, must be zero-terminated
+ * @param cstring the string to wrap (must be zero-terminated)
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_mutstrn()
  */
-cx_attr_nonnull
 cx_attr_nodiscard
 cx_attr_cstr_arg(1)
 cx_attr_export
@@ -212,17 +213,18 @@
  *
  * The length is implicitly inferred by using a call to @c strlen().
  *
+ * When @c NULL is passed, the length will be set to zero.
+ *
  * @note the wrapped string will share the specified pointer to the string.
  * If you do want a copy, use cx_strdup() on the return value of this function.
  *
  * If you need to wrap a non-constant string, use cx_mutstr().
  *
- * @param cstring the string to wrap, must be zero-terminated
+ * @param cstring the string to wrap (must be zero-terminated)
  * @return the wrapped string
  *
  * @see cx_strn()
  */
-cx_attr_nonnull
 cx_attr_nodiscard
 cx_attr_cstr_arg(1)
 cx_attr_export
@@ -302,20 +304,16 @@
 }
 
 /**
-* Casts a mutable string to an immutable string.
-*
-* Does nothing for already immutable strings.
-*
-* @note This is not seriously a cast. Instead, you get a copy
-* of the struct with the desired pointer type. Both structs still
-* point to the same location, though!
-*
-* @param str (@c cxstring or @c cxmutstr) the string to cast
-* @return (@c cxstring) an immutable copy of the string pointer
-*/
+ * Wraps any string into an UCX string.
+ *
+ * @param str (any supported string type) the string to cast
+ * @return (@c cxstring) the string wrapped as UCX string
+ */
 #define cx_strcast(str) _Generic((str), \
         cxmutstr: cx_strcast_m, \
         cxstring: cx_strcast_c, \
+        const unsigned char*: cx_strcast_z, \
+        unsigned char *: cx_strcast_z, \
         const char*: cx_strcast_z, \
         char *: cx_strcast_z) (str)
 #endif
@@ -323,12 +321,12 @@
 /**
  * Passes the pointer in this string to the cxDefaultAllocator's @c free() function.
  *
- * The pointer in the struct is set to @c NULL and the length is set to zero
+ * The pointer in the struct is set to @c NULL, and the length is set to zero,
  * which means that this function protects you against double-free.
  *
  * @note There is no implementation for cxstring, because it is unlikely that
  * you ever have a <code>const char*</code> you are really supposed to free.
- * If you encounter such situation, you should double-check your code.
+ * If you encounter such a situation, you should double-check your code.
  *
  * @param str the string to free
  */
@@ -336,14 +334,14 @@
 void cx_strfree(cxmutstr *str);
 
 /**
- * Passes the pointer in this string to the allocators free function.
+ * Passes the pointer in this string to the allocator's free function.
  *
- * The pointer in the struct is set to @c NULL and the length is set to zero
+ * The pointer in the struct is set to @c NULL, and the length is set to zero,
  * which means that this function protects you against double-free.
  *
  * @note There is no implementation for cxstring, because it is unlikely that
  * you ever have a <code>const char*</code> you are really supposed to free.
- * If you encounter such situation, you should double-check your code.
+ * If you encounter such a situation, you should double-check your code.
  *
  * @param alloc the allocator
  * @param str the string to free
@@ -985,7 +983,7 @@
 cxmutstr cx_strtrim_m(cxmutstr string);
 
 /**
- * Checks, if a string has a specific prefix.
+ * Checks if a string has a specific prefix.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param prefix the prefix the string should have
@@ -1000,7 +998,7 @@
 );
 
 /**
- * Checks, if a string has a specific suffix.
+ * Checks if a string has a specific suffix.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param suffix the suffix the string should have
@@ -1015,7 +1013,7 @@
 );
 
 /**
- * Checks, if a string has a specific prefix, ignoring the case.
+ * Checks if a string has a specific prefix, ignoring the case.
  *
  * @param string the string to check
  * @param prefix the prefix the string should have
@@ -1047,7 +1045,7 @@
 /**
  * Replaces a string with another string.
  *
- * Replaces at most @p replmax occurrences.
+ * The function replaces at most @p replmax occurrences.
  *
  * The returned string will be allocated by @p allocator and is guaranteed
  * to be zero-terminated.
@@ -1076,7 +1074,7 @@
 /**
  * Replaces a string with another string.
  *
- * Replaces at most @p replmax occurrences.
+ * The function replaces at most @p replmax occurrences.
  *
  * The returned string will be allocated by the cxDefaultAllocator and is guaranteed
  * to be zero-terminated.
@@ -1227,7 +1225,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1244,7 +1242,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1261,7 +1259,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1278,7 +1276,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1295,7 +1293,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1312,7 +1310,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1329,7 +1327,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1346,7 +1344,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1363,7 +1361,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1380,7 +1378,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1397,7 +1395,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1414,7 +1412,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1431,7 +1429,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1448,7 +1446,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1465,7 +1463,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1482,7 +1480,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1499,7 +1497,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1507,7 +1505,7 @@
 int cx_strtoz_lc_(cxstring str, size_t *output, int base, const char *groupsep);
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a single precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a single precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
@@ -1516,7 +1514,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the float variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param decsep the decimal separator
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1524,7 +1522,7 @@
 int cx_strtof_lc_(cxstring str, float *output, char decsep, const char *groupsep);
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a double precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a double precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
@@ -1533,7 +1531,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the float variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param decsep the decimal separator
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1550,7 +1548,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1566,7 +1564,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1582,7 +1580,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1598,7 +1596,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1614,7 +1612,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1630,7 +1628,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1646,7 +1644,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1662,7 +1660,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1678,7 +1676,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1694,7 +1692,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1710,7 +1708,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1726,7 +1724,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1742,7 +1740,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1758,7 +1756,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1774,7 +1772,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1790,7 +1788,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1806,7 +1804,7 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the integer variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param base 2, 8, 10, or 16
- * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep (@c const @c char*) each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
@@ -1819,7 +1817,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1837,7 +1835,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1855,7 +1853,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1873,7 +1871,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1891,7 +1889,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1909,7 +1907,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1927,7 +1925,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1945,7 +1943,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1963,7 +1961,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1981,7 +1979,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -1999,7 +1997,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2017,7 +2015,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2035,7 +2033,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2053,7 +2051,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2071,7 +2069,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2089,7 +2087,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2107,7 +2105,7 @@
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character or an unsupported base.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the target datatype is too small.
  *
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose the set of group separators, use the @c _lc variant of this function (e.g. cx_strtoz_lc()).
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2119,7 +2117,7 @@
 #define cx_strtou64(str, output, base) cx_strtou64_lc_(cx_strcast(str), output, base, ",")
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a single precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a single precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
@@ -2128,14 +2126,14 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the float variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param decsep the decimal separator
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
 #define cx_strtof_lc(str, output, decsep, groupsep) cx_strtof_lc_(cx_strcast(str), output, decsep, groupsep)
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a double precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a double precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
@@ -2143,21 +2141,21 @@
  * @param str the string to convert
  * @param output a pointer to the double variable where the result shall be stored
  * @param decsep the decimal separator
- * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as group separator and ignored during conversion
+ * @param groupsep each character in this string is treated as a group separator and ignored during conversion
  * @retval zero success
  * @retval non-zero conversion was not possible
  */
 #define cx_strtod_lc(str, output, decsep, groupsep) cx_strtod_lc_(cx_strcast(str), output, decsep, groupsep)
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a single precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a single precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
  * It sets errno to ERANGE when the necessary representation would exceed the limits defined in libc's float.h.
  *
  * The decimal separator is assumed to be a dot character.
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose a different format, use cx_strtof_lc().
  *
  * @param str the string to convert
@@ -2168,13 +2166,13 @@
 #define cx_strtof(str, output) cx_strtof_lc_(cx_strcast(str), output, '.', ",")
 
 /**
- * Converts a string to a double precision floating point number.
+ * Converts a string to a double precision floating-point number.
  *
  * The function returns non-zero when conversion is not possible.
  * In that case the function sets errno to EINVAL when the reason is an invalid character.
  *
  * The decimal separator is assumed to be a dot character.
- * The comma character is treated as group separator and ignored during parsing.
+ * The comma character is treated as a group separator and ignored during parsing.
  * If you want to choose a different format, use cx_strtof_lc().
  *
  * @param str the string to convert

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