WrappedString

2015-11-20 -> 2021-03-05

Low level utilities to work with wrapped strings.

WrappedString is part of the universe framework.

Install

Using the planet installer via light-cli

lt install Ling.WrappedString

Using the uni command.

uni import Ling/WrappedString

A wrapped string is a string wrapped by a begin symbol and an end symbol. A wrapped string uses the escaping modes as described in the quotes escaping mode convention.

When the end symbol and the begin symbol are identical, the wrapped string is called a candy string.

The wrapped string tool is described in the WrappedStringTool documentation

Nomenclature

candy string

A string which is wrapped by a given symbol. The wrapping symbol can be used literally inside of the wrapped string by using the quote escape mechanism.

For instance, the following are candy strings:

• "I'm a candy string wrapped with quotes"
• "boo"
• "bo"oo"
• bHere the wrapper char is the lower case B letterb
• *O*

Dependencies

• lingtalfi/Escaper 1.4.0

History Log

• 1.3.4 -- 2021-05-31

  • Removing trailing plus in lpi-deps file (to work with Light_PlanetInstaller:2.0.0 api

• 1.3.3 -- 2021-03-05

  • update README.md, add install alternative

• 1.3.2 -- 2020-12-08

  • Fix lpi-deps not using natsort.

• 1.3.1 -- 2020-12-04

  • Add lpi-deps.byml file

• 1.3.0 -- 2015-11-23

  • add WrappedStringTool::getNextWrappedStringInfo

• 1.2.0 -- 2015-11-22

  • add WrappedStringTool::isCandyString

• 1.1.0 -- 2015-11-21

  • add WrappedStringTool::findCandyStringEndPos

• 1.0.0 -- 2015-11-20

  • initial commit