strings doc fixes

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Adrian Mariano 2025-04-21 19:20:55 -04:00
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@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ function _is_liststr(s) = is_list(s) || is_str(s);
// pos = starting index of substring, or vector of first and last position. Default: 0
// len = length of substring, or omit it to get the rest of the string. If len is zero or less then the emptry string is returned.
// Example:
// substr("abcdefg",3,3); // Returns "def"
// substr("abcdefg",2); // Returns "cdefg"
// substr("abcdefg",len=3); // Returns "abc"
// substr("abcdefg",[2,4]); // Returns "cde"
// substr("abcdefg",len=-2); // Returns ""
// s1=substr("abcdefg",3,3); // Returns "def"
// s2=substr("abcdefg",2); // Returns "cdefg"
// s3=substr("abcdefg",len=3); // Returns "abc"
// s4=substr("abcdefg",[2,4]); // Returns "cde"
// s5=substr("abcdefg",len=-2); // Returns ""
function substr(str, pos=0, len=undef) =
assert(is_string(str))
is_list(pos) ? _substr(str, pos[0], pos[1]-pos[0]+1) :
@ -84,20 +84,20 @@ function suffix(str,len) =
// all = set to true to return all matches as a list. Overrides last. Default: false
// start = index where the search starts
// Example:
// str_find("abc123def123abc","123"); // Returns 3
// str_find("abc123def123abc","b"); // Returns 1
// str_find("abc123def123abc","1234"); // Returns undef
// str_find("abc",""); // Returns 0
// str_find("abc123def123", "123", start=4); // Returns 9
// str_find("abc123def123abc","123",last=true); // Returns 9
// str_find("abc123def123abc","b",last=true); // Returns 13
// str_find("abc123def123abc","1234",last=true); // Returns undef
// str_find("abc","",last=true); // Returns 3
// str_find("abc123def123", "123", start=8, last=true)); // Returns 3
// str_find("abc123def123abc","123",all=true); // Returns [3,9]
// str_find("abc123def123abc","b",all=true); // Returns [1,13]
// str_find("abc123def123abc","1234",all=true); // Returns []
// str_find("abc","",all=true); // Returns [0,1,2]
// a=str_find("abc123def123abc","123"); // Returns 3
// b=str_find("abc123def123abc","b"); // Returns 1
// c=str_find("abc123def123abc","1234"); // Returns undef
// d=str_find("abc",""); // Returns 0
// e=str_find("abc123def123", "123", start=4); // Returns 9
// f=str_find("abc123def123abc","123",last=true); // Returns 9
// g=str_find("abc123def123abc","b",last=true); // Returns 13
// h=str_find("abc123def123abc","1234",last=true); // Returns undef
// i=str_find("abc","",last=true); // Returns 3
// j=str_find("abc123def123", "123", start=8, last=true)); // Returns 3
// k=str_find("abc123def123abc","123",all=true); // Returns [3,9]
// l=str_find("abc123def123abc","b",all=true); // Returns [1,13]
// m=str_find("abc123def123abc","1234",all=true); // Returns []
// n=str_find("abc","",all=true); // Returns [0,1,2]
function str_find(str,pattern,start=undef,last=false,all=false) =
assert(_is_liststr(str), "str must be a string or list")
assert(_is_liststr(pattern), "pattern must be a string or list")
@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ function _str_find_all(str,pattern) =
// str = String to search
// start = Starting index for search in str
// pattern = String pattern to search for
// Examples:
// substr_match("abcde",2,"cd"); // Returns true
// substr_match("abcde",2,"cx"); // Returns false
// substr_match("abcde",2,"cdef"); // Returns false
// substr_match("abcde",-2,"cd"); // Returns false
// substr_match("abcde",19,"cd"); // Returns false
// substr_match("abc",1,""); // Returns true
// Example:
// a=substr_match("abcde",2,"cd"); // Returns true
// b=substr_match("abcde",2,"cx"); // Returns false
// c=substr_match("abcde",2,"cdef"); // Returns false
// d=substr_match("abcde",-2,"cd"); // Returns false
// e=substr_match("abcde",19,"cd"); // Returns false
// f=substr_match("abc",1,""); // Returns true
//
// This is carefully optimized for speed. Precomputing the length
@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ function _substr_match_recurse(str,sindex,pattern,plen,pindex=0,) =
// str = String to search.
// pattern = String pattern to search for.
// Example:
// starts_with("abcdef","abc"); // Returns true
// starts_with("abcdef","def"); // Returns false
// starts_with("abcdef",""); // Returns true
// b1=starts_with("abcdef","abc"); // Returns true
// b2=starts_with("abcdef","def"); // Returns false
// b3=starts_with("abcdef",""); // Returns true
function starts_with(str,pattern) = _is_liststr(str) && substr_match(str,0,pattern);
@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ function starts_with(str,pattern) = _is_liststr(str) && substr_match(str,0,patte
// str = String to search.
// pattern = String pattern to search for.
// Example:
// ends_with("abcdef","def"); // Returns true
// ends_with("abcdef","de"); // Returns false
// ends_with("abcdef",""); // Returns true
// b1=ends_with("abcdef","def"); // Returns true
// b2=ends_with("abcdef","de"); // Returns false
// b3=ends_with("abcdef",""); // Returns true
function ends_with(str,pattern) = _is_liststr(str) && substr_match(str,len(str)-len(pattern),pattern);
@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ function ends_with(str,pattern) = _is_liststr(str) && substr_match(str,len(str)-
// sep = a string or list of strings to use for the separator
// keep_nulls = boolean value indicating whether to keep null strings in the output list. Default: true
// Example:
// str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop","*-+"); // Returns ["abc", "def", "qrs", "iop"]
// str_split("abc+*def---qrs**iop+","*-+");// Returns ["abc", "", "def", "", "", "qrs", "", "iop", ""]
// str_split("abc def"," "); // Returns ["abc", "", "", "", "", "", "def"]
// str_split("abc def"," ",keep_nulls=false); // Returns ["abc", "def"]
// str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop",["+","-","*"]); // Returns ["abc", "def", "qrs", "iop"]
// str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop",["-","+","*"]); // Returns ["abc+def", "qrs*iop", "", ""]
// s1=str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop","*-+"); // Returns ["abc", "def", "qrs", "iop"]
// s2=str_split("abc+*def---qrs**iop+","*-+");// Returns ["abc", "", "def", "", "", "qrs", "", "iop", ""]
// s3=str_split("abc def"," "); // Returns ["abc", "", "", "", "", "", "def"]
// s4=str_split("abc def"," ",keep_nulls=false); // Returns ["abc", "def"]
// s5=str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop",["+","-","*"]); // Returns ["abc", "def", "qrs", "iop"]
// s6=str_split("abc+def-qrs*iop",["-","+","*"]); // Returns ["abc+def", "qrs*iop", "", ""]
function str_split(str,sep,keep_nulls=true) =
!keep_nulls ? _remove_empty_strs(str_split(str,sep,keep_nulls=true)) :
is_list(sep) ? _str_split_recurse(str,sep,i=0,result=[]) :
@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ function _remove_empty_strs(list) =
// list = list of strings to concatenate
// sep = separator string to insert. Default: ""
// Example:
// str_join(["abc","def","ghi"]); // Returns "abcdefghi"
// str_join(["abc","def","ghi"], " + "); // Returns "abc + def + ghi"
// s1=str_join(["abc","def","ghi"]); // Returns "abcdefghi"
// s2=str_join(["abc","def","ghi"], " + "); // Returns "abc + def + ghi"
function str_join(list,sep="",_i=0, _result="") =
assert(is_list(list))
_i >= len(list)-1 ? (_i==len(list) ? _result : str(_result,list[_i])) :
@ -285,22 +285,22 @@ function str_join(list,sep="",_i=0, _result="") =
// Takes a string `s` and strips off all leading and/or trailing characters that exist in string `c`.
// By default strips both leading and trailing characters. If you set start or end to true then
// it will strip only the leading or trailing characters respectively. If you set start
// or end to false then it will strip only lthe trailing or leading characters.
// or end to false then it will strip only the trailing or leading characters.
// Arguments:
// s = The string to strip leading or trailing characters from.
// c = The string of characters to strip.
// start = if true then strip leading characters
// end = if true then strip trailing characters
// Example:
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-"); // Returns: "123"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","-"); // Returns: "##--123--##"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#"); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","-",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-",start=true); // Returns: "123--##--"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","-",start=true); // Returns: "##--123--##--"
// str_strip("--##--123--##--","#",start=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
// s1=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-"); // Returns: "123"
// s2=str_strip("--##--123--##--","-"); // Returns: "##--123--##"
// s3=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#"); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
// s4=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123"
// s5=str_strip("--##--123--##--","-",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##"
// s6=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#",end=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
// s7=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#-",start=true); // Returns: "123--##--"
// s8=str_strip("--##--123--##--","-",start=true); // Returns: "##--123--##--"
// s9=str_strip("--##--123--##--","#",start=true); // Returns: "--##--123--##--"
function _str_count_leading(s,c,_i=0) =
(_i>=len(s)||!in_list(s[_i],[each c]))? _i :
@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ function str_strip(s,c,start,end) =
// length = length to pad to
// char = character to pad with. Default: " " (space)
// left = if true, pad on the left side. Default: false
// Example:
// s1=str_pad("hello", 10, "*"); // Returns: "hello*****"
// s2=str_pad("hello", 10, "*", left=true); // Returns: "*****hello"
function str_pad(str,length,char=" ",left=false) =
assert(is_str(str))
assert(is_str(char) && len(char)==1, "char must be a single character string")
@ -349,14 +353,22 @@ function str_pad(str,length,char=" ",left=false) =
// Function: str_replace_char()
// Synopsis: Replace given chars in a string with another substring.
// Synopsis: Replace specified character in a string with a string.
// Topics: Strings
// See Also: suffix(), str_find(), substr_match(), starts_with(), ends_with(), str_split(), str_join(), str_strip()
// Usage:
// newstr = str_replace_char(str, char, replace);
// Description:
// Replace every occurence of `char` in the input string with the string `replace` which
// can be any string.
// Replace every occurence of `char` (a single character string) in the input string
// with the string `replace` which can be any string.
// Arguments:
// str = string to process
// char = single character string to search for
// replace = string that replaces all copies of `char`
// Example:
// s1 = str_replace_char("abcdcba","c","_123_"); // Returns: "ab123d123ba"
// s2 = str_replace_char(" s t r i n g ", " ", ""); // Returns: "string"
function str_replace_char(str,char,replace) =
assert(is_str(str))
assert(is_str(char) && len(char)==1, "Search pattern 'char' must be a single character string")
@ -376,7 +388,7 @@ function str_replace_char(str,char,replace) =
// Arguments:
// str = String to convert.
// Example:
// downcase("ABCdef"); // Returns "abcdef"
// s=downcase("ABCdef"); // Returns "abcdef"
function downcase(str) =
assert(is_string(str))
str_join([for(char=str) let(code=ord(char)) code>=65 && code<=90 ? chr(code+32) : char]);
@ -394,7 +406,7 @@ function downcase(str) =
// Arguments:
// str = String to convert.
// Example:
// upcase("ABCdef"); // Returns "ABCDEF"
// s=upcase("ABCdef"); // Returns "ABCDEF"
function upcase(str) =
assert(is_string(str))
str_join([for(char=str) let(code=ord(char)) code>=97 && code<=122 ? chr(code-32) : char]);
@ -412,8 +424,12 @@ function upcase(str) =
// Produce a random string of length `n`. If you give a string `charset` then the
// characters of the random string are drawn from that list, weighted by the number
// of times each character appears in the list. If you do not give a character set
// then the string is generated with characters ranging from 0 to z (based on
// then the string is generated with characters ranging from "0" to "z" (based on
// character code).
// Arguments:
// n = number of characters to produce
// charset = string to draw the characters from. Default: characters from "0" to "z".
// seed = random number seed
function rand_str(n, charset, seed) =
is_undef(charset)? str_join([for(c=rand_int(48,122,n,seed)) chr(c)])
: str_join([for(i=rand_int(0,len(charset)-1,n,seed)) charset[i]]);
@ -560,6 +576,8 @@ function parse_frac(str,mixed=true,improper=true,signed=true) =
// Description:
// Converts a string to a number. The string can be either a fraction (two integers separated by a "/") or a floating point number.
// Returns NaN if the conversion fails.
// Arguments:
// str = string to process
// Example:
// parse_num("3/4"); // Returns 0.75
// parse_num("3.4e-2"); // Returns 0.034