#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void function( char ar1[],char ar2[],int n);
int
main()
{

    int i=8;
    char test_string[50] = "some text	with spaces";
    char   result[8];
   function(test_string, result, i);
   printf("%s\n", result);

    return 0;
}


void
function  (char ar1[],
              char ar2[],  
                int       n)       
{

        ar2 = strtok(ar1, " \n\t");
}

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

char* function( char ar1[],int n);
int
main()
{

int i=8;
char test_string[50] = "some text with spaces";
char result[8];

char* r=function(test_string, i);
printf("%s\n", r);


return 0;
}


char*
function (char ar1[],int n) 
{

return strtok(ar1," \t\n");
}