Core String Functions

blz-ospl\Packages\Core\StringUtil.blz

These are some core string functions that are included in the Core package.

contains?(substring) - Checks if a string contains a substring

Example:

string = "hello"
print(string.contains?("he"))
print(string.contains?("hi"))

Output:

true
false

is_number?() - Checks if a string is a number

Example:

print("123".is_number?())
print("123.123".is_number?())
print("hi!".is_number())

Output:

true
true
false

length() - Returns the length of a string

Example:

print("".length())
print("asdf".length())
print("four".length())

Output:

0
4
4

nil?() - Is this value nil (no it's not)

Example:

print("".nil?())
print("asdf".nil?())

Output:

false
false

slice(start, end) - Slices a string between these indices

Example:

print("abc".slice(0,0))
print("abc".slice(0,1))
print("abc".slice(0,3))

Output:


a
abc

sort() - Sorts a string based on unicode order

Example:

print("abc".sort())
print("cab".sort())
print("321abc".sort())

Output:

abc
abc
123abc

to_array() - Converts a string to an array of singleton strings

Example:

print("".to_array())
print("abc".to_array())

Output:

[]
["a", "b", "c"]

to_number() - Converts a string to a number (if it is one). Undefined for non-numbers

Example:

print("123".to_number())
print("008675309".to_number())

Output:

123
8675309

to_string() - Does nothing

Example:

print("This is useless".to_string())

Output:

This is useless

trim() - Trims whitespace on the end of the string

Example:

print("    asdf".trim())

Output:

asdf