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