String Extra Functions

Library "string_extras"
Additional String shortcuts, unshift and pop return the string ~without~ the first or last, so in use will still require to extract first or last character prior to overwriting a string with the output.

can be imported "as str" to work side by side with regular pine

last(_string)
last char of a string
Parameters:
_string
Returns: last char of a string

shift(_string)
string without first char
Parameters:
_string
Returns: string without first char

pop(_string)
string without last char
Parameters:
_string
Returns: string without last char

get(_string, _position)
get specific char of a string
Parameters:
_string
_position
Returns: string _string

push(_string, _char)
push to end of a string
Parameters:
_string
_char
Returns: string _string

unshift(_string, _char)
unshift char to prepend string
Parameters:
_string
_char
Returns: string _string

Release Notes

v2

Added:
head(_string, _char, _include)
string from first char until input, if it exists, or itself, with option to cut off char
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_char: string
_include
Returns: string up until/including the dsired character

tail(_string, _char, _include)
string from last input char until end, if it exists, or itself with option to cut off char
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_char: string
_include
Returns: string up until/including the dsired character

Updated:
last(_string)
last char of a string
Parameters:
_string: String to process
Returns: last char of a string

shift(_string)
string without first char
Parameters:
_string: String to process
Returns: string without first char

pop(_string)
string without last char
Parameters:
_string: String to process
Returns: string without last char

get(_string, _position)
get specific char of a string
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_position: int
Returns: string _string

push(_string, _char)
push to end of a string
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_char: string
Returns: string _string

unshift(_string, _char)
unshift char to prepend string
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_char: string
Returns: string _string

Release Notes

v3

Added:
index(_string, _char, _occurance)
returns the _occurabnce (1st, 2nd..) index of a character in a string if set , or last
Parameters:
_string: String to process
_char: string
_occurance
Returns: int index of character

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