Add String(char *, unsigned) constructor

This constructor allows converting a buffer containing a
non-nul-terminated string to a String object, by explicitely passing the
length.

Author: matthijskooijman

hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/WString.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ String::String(const char *cstr)
 	if (cstr) copy(cstr, strlen(cstr));
 }
 
+String::String(const char *cstr, unsigned int length)
+{
+	init();
+	if (cstr) copy(cstr, length);
+}
+
 String::String(const String &value)
 {
 	init();

hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/WString.h

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class String
 	// fails, the string will be marked as invalid (i.e. "if (s)" will
 	// be false).
 	String(const char *cstr = "");
+	String(const char *cstr, unsigned int length);
 	String(const String &str);
 	String(const __FlashStringHelper *str);
 	#ifdef __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__

hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/WString.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ String::String(const char *cstr)
 	if (cstr) copy(cstr, strlen(cstr));
 }
 
+String::String(const char *cstr, unsigned int length)
+{
+	init();
+	if (cstr) copy(cstr, length);
+}
+
 String::String(const String &value)
 {
 	init();

hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/WString.h

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class String
 	// fails, the string will be marked as invalid (i.e. "if (s)" will
 	// be false).
 	String(const char *cstr = "");
+	String(const char *cstr, unsigned int length);
 	String(const String &str);
 	String(const __FlashStringHelper *str);
 	#ifdef __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__