Namespace spl.string

This namespace contains components for handling strings.

By default this namespace is in scope for SPL programs, so no explicit use statement is required to use them.

Functions

• appendM(rstring[N], rstring): Append an rstring to a bounded rstring.
• appendM(rstring[N], rstring[M]): Append a bounded rstring to a bounded rstring.
• concat(rstring, rstring): Concatenate two rstring strings, returning an rstring.
• concat(rstring, rstring[N]): Concatenate an rstring with a bounded rstring, returning an rstring.
• concat(rstring[N], rstring): Concatenate a bounded rstring with an rstring, returning an rstring.
• concat(rstring[N], rstring[M]): Concatenate two bounded rstring strings, returning an rstring.
• convertFromBlob(blob): Convert a blob to an rstring.
• convertFromUtf8(rstring, rstring): Convert a UTF-8 encoded string into data as raw bytes with a specified encoding.
• convertFromUtf8ToString(rstring, rstring): Convert a UTF-8 encoded string into a string with a specified encoding.
• convertToBlob(rstring): Convert an rstring to a blob.
• convertToUtf8(list<uint8>, rstring): Convert data given as raw bytes with a specified encoding into a UTF-8 encoded string.
• convertToUtf8(list<uint8>[N], rstring): Convert data given as raw bytes with a specified encoding into a UTF-8 encoded string.
• convertToUtf8(rstring, rstring): Convert data given as raw bytes with a specified encoding into a UTF-8 encoded string.
• csvTokenize(rstring): Tokenize a string containing comma-separated values.
• csvTokenize(ustring): Tokenize a string containing comma-separated values.
• findFirst(T, T): Find a substring in a string, starting at index 0, where 0 is the first logical character in the input string.
• findFirst(T, T, int32): Find a substring in a string.
• findFirstNotOf(T, T): Find a non-matching character in a string, starting at index 0, where 0 is the first logical character in the input string.
• findFirstNotOf(T, T, int32): Find a non-matching character in a string.
• findFirstOf(T, T): Find a matching character in a string, starting at index 0, where 0 is the first logical character in the input string.
• findFirstOf(T, T, int32): Find a matching character in a string.
• findLast(T, T, int32): Find a substring in a string.
• findLastNotOf(T, T, int32): Find the last non-matching character in a string.
• findLastOf(T, T, int32): Find a matching character in a string.
• interpretRStringLiteral(rstring): Interpret a string literal stored in a UTF-8 encoded string as an rstring.
• interpretUStringLiteral(rstring): Interpret a string literal stored in a UTF-8 encoded string as a ustring.
• length(T): Get the length of a string (the number of raw bytes).
• lower(T): Convert a string to lowercase.
• ltrim(T, T): Remove the leading characters from a string.
• makeRStringLiteral(rstring): Make a string literal from an rstring.
• makeUStringLiteral(ustring): Make a string literal from a ustring.
• regexMatch(rstring, rstring): Match a string with a regular expression, using POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (ERE), including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexMatch(ustring, ustring): Match a string with a regular expression, using POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (ERE), including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexMatchPerl(rstring, rstring): Match a string with a regular expression, using a Perl regular expression, including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexMatchPerl(ustring, ustring): Match a string with a regular expression, using a Perl regular expression, including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexReplace(rstring, rstring, rstring, boolean): Match and replace a string with a regular expression, using POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (ERE), including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexReplace(ustring, ustring, ustring, boolean): Match and replace a string with a regular expression, using POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (ERE), including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexReplacePerl(rstring, rstring, rstring, boolean): Match and replace a string with a regular expression, using a Perl regular expression, including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• regexReplacePerl(ustring, ustring, ustring, boolean): Match and replace a string with a regular expression, using a Perl regular expression, including sub-expression (capture group) matching using parentheses "()".
• rtrim(T, T): Remove the trailing characters from a string.
• substring(T, int32, int32): Get a substring from a string.
• toCharacterCode(T): Convert the first character of a string to its corresponding ASCII code.
• tokenize(rstring, rstring, boolean): Tokenize a string.
• tokenize(rstring, rstring, boolean, boolean, list<rstring>): Tokenize a string.
• tokenize(ustring, ustring, boolean): Tokenize a string.
• tokenize(ustring, ustring, boolean, boolean, list<ustring>): Tokenize a string.
• trim(T, T): Remove the leading and trailing characters from a string.
• upper(T): Convert a string to uppercase.