string

The string module is a native module of lua. For details, see: lua official manual

It has been extended in xmake to add some extension interfaces:

string.startswith

• Determine if the beginning of the string matches

Function Prototype

API

string.startswith(str: <string>, prefix: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to check
prefix	Prefix string to match

Usage

local s = "hello xmake"
if s:startswith("hello") then
    print("match")
end

string.endswith

• Determine if the end of the string matches

Function Prototype

API

string.endswith(str: <string>, suffix: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to check
suffix	Suffix string to match

Usage

local s = "hello xmake"
if s:endswith("xmake") then
    print("match")
end

string.split

• Split string by separator

Function Prototype

API

string.split(str: <string>, separator: <string>, options: <table>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to split
separator	Separator string
options	Split options table (optional)

Usage

pattern match and ignore empty string

("1\n\n2\n3"):split('\n') => 1, 2, 3
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('123') => abc, xyz, abc
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('[123]+') => abc, xyz, abc

plain match and ignore empty string

("1\n\n2\n3"):split('\n', {plain = true}) => 1, 2, 3
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('123', {plain = true}) => abc, xyz, abc

pattern match and contains empty string

("1\n\n2\n3"):split('\n', {strict = true}) => 1, , 2, 3
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('123', {strict = true}) => abc, , xyz, abc
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('[123]+', {strict = true}) => abc, xyz, abc

plain match and contains empty string

("1\n\n2\n3"):split('\n', {plain = true, strict = true}) => 1, , 2, 3
("abc123123xyz123abc"):split('123', {plain = true, strict = true}) => abc, , xyz, abc

limit split count

("1\n\n2\n3"):split('\n', {limit = 2}) => 1, 2\n3
("1.2.3.4.5"):split('%.', {limit = 3}) => 1, 2, 3.4.5

string.trim

• Remove the left and right whitespace characters of the string

Function Prototype

API

string.trim(str: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to trim

Usage

string.trim("    hello xmake!    ")

The result is: "hello xmake!"

string.ltrim

• Remove the whitespace character to the left of the string

Function Prototype

API

string.ltrim(str: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to trim

Usage

string.ltrim("    hello xmake!    ")

The result is: "hello xmake! "

string.rtrim

• Remove the whitespace character to the right of the string

Function Prototype

API

string.rtrim(str: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
str	String to trim

Usage

string.rtrim("    hello xmake!    ")

The result is: " hello xmake!"