Corrade::Utility::String namespace
#include <Corrade/Utility/String.h>

String utilities.

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This library is built if WITH_UTILITY is enabled when building Corrade. To use this library with CMake, you need to request the Utility component of the Corrade package and link to the Corrade::Utility target.

find_package(Corrade REQUIRED Utility)

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target_link_libraries(your-app Corrade::Utility)

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Functions

auto ltrim(std::string string) -> std::string
Trim leading whitespace from string.
auto rtrim(std::string string) -> std::string
Trim trailing whitespace from string.
auto trim(std::string string) -> std::string
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from string.
void ltrimInPlace(std::string& string)
Trim leading whitespace from string.
void rtrimInPlace(std::string& string)
Trim trailing whitespace from string.
void trimInPlace(std::string& string)
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from string.
auto splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string) -> std::vector<std::string>
Split string on whitespaces and remove empty parts.
auto split(const std::string& string, char delimiter) -> std::vector<std::string>
Split string on given character.
auto splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, char delimiter) -> std::vector<std::string>
Split string on given character and remove empty parts.
auto partition(const std::string& string, char separator) -> Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string>
Partition a string.
auto partition(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiter) -> Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string>
auto rpartition(const std::string& string, char separator) -> Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string>
Right-partition a string.
auto rpartition(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiter) -> Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string>
auto lowercase(std::string string) -> std::string
Convert string to lowercase.
auto uppercase(std::string string) -> std::string
Convert string to uppercase.
auto fromArray(const char* string) -> std::string
Safely construct string from char array.
auto fromArray(const char* string, std::size_t length) -> std::string
Safely construct string from char array with explicit length.
auto ltrim(std::string string, const std::string& characters) -> std::string
Trim leading characters from string.
template<std::size_t size>
auto ltrim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size]) -> std::string
auto rtrim(std::string string, const std::string& characters) -> std::string
Trim trailing characters from string.
template<std::size_t size>
auto rtrim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size]) -> std::string
auto trim(std::string string, const std::string& characters) -> std::string
Trim leading and trailing characters from string.
template<std::size_t size>
auto trim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size]) -> std::string
void ltrimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)
Trim leading characters from string, in place.
template<std::size_t size>
void ltrimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])
void rtrimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)
Trim trailing characters from string.
template<std::size_t size>
void rtrimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])
void trimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)
Trim leading and trailing characters from string.
template<std::size_t size>
void trimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])
auto splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiters) -> std::vector<std::string>
Split string on any character from given set and remove empty parts.
template<std::size_t size>
auto splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, const char(&delimiters)[size]) -> std::vector<std::string>
auto join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, char delimiter) -> std::string
Join strings with given character.
template<std::size_t size>
auto join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const char(&delimiter)[size]) -> std::string
auto join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter) -> std::string
auto joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, char delimiter) -> std::string
Join strings with given character and remove empty parts.
template<std::size_t size>
auto joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const char(&delimiter)[size]) -> std::string
auto joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter) -> std::string
auto beginsWith(const std::string& string, const std::string& prefix) -> bool
Whether the string has given prefix.
template<std::size_t size>
auto beginsWith(const std::string& string, const char(&prefix)[size]) -> bool
auto beginsWith(const std::string& string, char prefix) -> bool
template<std::size_t size>
auto viewBeginsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, const char(&prefix)[size]) -> bool
Whether string view has given prefix.
auto viewBeginsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, char prefix) -> bool
auto endsWith(const std::string& string, const std::string& suffix) -> bool
Whether the string has given suffix.
template<std::size_t size>
auto endsWith(const std::string& string, const char(&suffix)[size]) -> bool
auto endsWith(const std::string& string, char suffix) -> bool
template<std::size_t size>
auto viewEndsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, const char(&suffix)[size]) -> bool
Whether string view has given suffix.
auto viewEndsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, char suffix) -> bool
auto stripPrefix(std::string string, const std::string& prefix) -> std::string
Strip given prefix from a string.
template<std::size_t size>
auto stripPrefix(std::string string, const char(&prefix)[size]) -> std::string
auto stripPrefix(std::string string, char prefix) -> std::string
auto stripSuffix(std::string string, const std::string& suffix) -> std::string
Strip given suffix from a string.
template<std::size_t size>
auto stripSuffix(std::string string, const char(&suffix)[size]) -> std::string
auto stripSuffix(std::string string, char suffix) -> std::string
auto replaceFirst(std::string string, const std::string& search, const std::string& replace) -> std::string
Replace first occurence in a string.
template<std::size_t searchSize, std::size_t replaceSize>
auto replaceFirst(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const char(&replace)[replaceSize]) -> std::string
template<std::size_t searchSize>
auto replaceFirst(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const std::string& replace) -> std::string
template<std::size_t replaceSize>
auto replaceFirst(std::string string, const std::string& search, const char(&replace)[replaceSize]) -> std::string
auto replaceAll(std::string string, const std::string& search, const std::string& replace) -> std::string
Replace all occurences in a string.
template<std::size_t searchSize, std::size_t replaceSize>
auto replaceAll(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const char(&replace)[replaceSize]) -> std::string
template<std::size_t searchSize>
auto replaceAll(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const std::string& replace) -> std::string
template<std::size_t replaceSize>
auto replaceAll(std::string string, const std::string& search, const char(&replace)[replaceSize]) -> std::string

Function documentation

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::ltrim(std::string string)

Trim leading whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling ltrim(std::string, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter. Implemented using ltrimInPlace().

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::rtrim(std::string string)

Trim trailing whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling rtrim(std::string, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter. Implemented using trimInPlace().

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::trim(std::string string)

Trim leading and trailing whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling trim(std::string, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter. Implemented using trimInPlace().

void Corrade::Utility::String::ltrimInPlace(std::string& string)

Trim leading whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling ltrimInPlace(std::string&, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter.

void Corrade::Utility::String::rtrimInPlace(std::string& string)

Trim trailing whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling rtrimInPlace(std::string&, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter.

void Corrade::Utility::String::trimInPlace(std::string& string)

Trim leading and trailing whitespace from string.

Equivalent to calling trimInPlace(std::string&, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter.

std::vector<std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string)

Split string on whitespaces and remove empty parts.

Equivalent to calling splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string&, const char(&)[size]) with " \t\f\v\r\n" as second parameter.

std::vector<std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::split(const std::string& string, char delimiter)

Split string on given character.

Parameters
string String to split
delimiter Delimiter

std::vector<std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, char delimiter)

Split string on given character and remove empty parts.

Parameters
string String to split
delimiter Delimiter

Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::partition(const std::string& string, char separator)

Partition a string.

Equivalent to Python's str.partition(). Splits string at the first occurence of separator. First returned value is the part before the separator, second the separator, third a part after the separator. If the separator is not found, returns the input string followed by two empty strings.

Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::partition(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiter)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::rpartition(const std::string& string, char separator)

Right-partition a string.

Equivalent to Python's str.rpartition(). Splits string at the last occurence of separator. First returned value is the part before the separator, second the separator, third a part after the separator. If the separator is not found, returns two empty strings followed by the input string.

Containers::StaticArray<3, std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::rpartition(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiter)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::lowercase(std::string string)

Convert string to lowercase.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::uppercase(std::string string)

Convert string to uppercase.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::fromArray(const char* string)

Safely construct string from char array.

If string is nullptr, returns empty string.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::fromArray(const char* string, std::size_t length)

Safely construct string from char array with explicit length.

If string is nullptr, returns empty string. Otherwise takes also length into account.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::ltrim(std::string string, const std::string& characters)

Trim leading characters from string.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed
characters Characters which will be trimmed

Implemented using ltrimInPlace().

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::ltrim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::rtrim(std::string string, const std::string& characters)

Trim trailing characters from string.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed
characters Characters which will be trimmed

Implemented using rtrimInPlace().

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::rtrim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::trim(std::string string, const std::string& characters)

Trim leading and trailing characters from string.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed
characters Characters which will be trimmed

Equivalent to ltrim(rtrim(string, characters), characters). Implemented using trimInPlace().

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::trim(std::string string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

void Corrade::Utility::String::ltrimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)

Trim leading characters from string, in place.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed in place
characters Characters which will be trimmed

template<std::size_t size>
void Corrade::Utility::String::ltrimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

void Corrade::Utility::String::rtrimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)

Trim trailing characters from string.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed
characters Characters which will be trimmed

template<std::size_t size>
void Corrade::Utility::String::rtrimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

void Corrade::Utility::String::trimInPlace(std::string& string, const std::string& characters)

Trim leading and trailing characters from string.

Parameters
string String to be trimmed
characters Characters which will be trimmed

Equivalent to calling both ltrimInPlace() and rtrimInPlace().

template<std::size_t size>
void Corrade::Utility::String::trimInPlace(std::string& string, const char(&characters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::vector<std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, const std::string& delimiters)

Split string on any character from given set and remove empty parts.

Parameters
string String to split
delimiters Delimiter characters

template<std::size_t size>
std::vector<std::string> Corrade::Utility::String::splitWithoutEmptyParts(const std::string& string, const char(&delimiters)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, char delimiter)

Join strings with given character.

Parameters
strings Strings to join
delimiter Delimiter

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const char(&delimiter)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::join(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, char delimiter)

Join strings with given character and remove empty parts.

Parameters
strings Strings to join
delimiter Delimiter

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const char(&delimiter)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::joinWithoutEmptyParts(const std::vector<std::string>& strings, const std::string& delimiter)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::beginsWith(const std::string& string, const std::string& prefix)

Whether the string has given prefix.

In particular, returns true for empty string only if prefix is empty as well.

template<std::size_t size>
bool Corrade::Utility::String::beginsWith(const std::string& string, const char(&prefix)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::beginsWith(const std::string& string, char prefix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t size>
bool Corrade::Utility::String::viewBeginsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, const char(&prefix)[size])

Whether string view has given prefix.

In particular, returns true for empty string only if prefix is empty as well.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::viewBeginsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, char prefix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::endsWith(const std::string& string, const std::string& suffix)

Whether the string has given suffix.

In particular, returns true for empty string only if suffix is empty as well.

template<std::size_t size>
bool Corrade::Utility::String::endsWith(const std::string& string, const char(&suffix)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::endsWith(const std::string& string, char suffix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t size>
bool Corrade::Utility::String::viewEndsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, const char(&suffix)[size])

Whether string view has given suffix.

In particular, returns true for empty string only if suffix is empty as well.

bool Corrade::Utility::String::viewEndsWith(Containers::ArrayView<const char> string, char suffix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripPrefix(std::string string, const std::string& prefix)

Strip given prefix from a string.

Expects that the string actually begins with given prefix.

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripPrefix(std::string string, const char(&prefix)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripPrefix(std::string string, char prefix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripSuffix(std::string string, const std::string& suffix)

Strip given suffix from a string.

Expects that the string actually ends with given suffix.

template<std::size_t size>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripSuffix(std::string string, const char(&suffix)[size])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::stripSuffix(std::string string, char suffix)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceFirst(std::string string, const std::string& search, const std::string& replace)

Replace first occurence in a string.

Returns string unmodified if it doesn't contain search. Having empty search causes replace to be prepended to string.

template<std::size_t searchSize, std::size_t replaceSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceFirst(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const char(&replace)[replaceSize])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t searchSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceFirst(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const std::string& replace)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t replaceSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceFirst(std::string string, const std::string& search, const char(&replace)[replaceSize])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceAll(std::string string, const std::string& search, const std::string& replace)

Replace all occurences in a string.

Returns string unmodified if it doesn't contain search. Expects that search is not empty, as that would cause an infinite loop.

template<std::size_t searchSize, std::size_t replaceSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceAll(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const char(&replace)[replaceSize])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t searchSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceAll(std::string string, const char(&search)[searchSize], const std::string& replace)

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

template<std::size_t replaceSize>
std::string Corrade::Utility::String::replaceAll(std::string string, const std::string& search, const char(&replace)[replaceSize])

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.