Extral Extra string manipulation commands

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string_split string splitstring

split string on exact occurence off splitstring

eg.:

	% string_split "test1||test2" "||"
	test1 test2

string_equal s1 s2

returns 1 if the strings are equal, 0 if the are not

string_fill string number

returns a string consisting of the argument string number times repeated

string_sounds string

This is an alteration of the soundex algorithm, some changes are: sz seperated from gkqc, c differs depending on next

string_change string changelist

change some parts of a string
changelist gives alternating a substring to be changed, and what it should be changed into. The command returns a string that is the given string where each occurence of the substrings in the changelist have been changed.

string_reverse list

returns the reverse of list.

string_find mode list pattern

returns a list of all indices which match a pattern. mode can be -exact, -glob, or -regexp The default mode is -exact
eg.:

	% string_find -regexp {Ape Ball Field {Antwerp city} Egg} {^A}
	0 16

string_replace string first last replacement

replace a part of a string

string_foreach varList string ?varList string ...? command

loop over the characters from a string, follows the same syntax as foreach for lists

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