api Str provides Str, isEmpty, join ## Types ## A [Unicode](https://unicode.org) text value. ## ## Dealing with text is deep topic, so by design, Roc's `Str` module sticks ## to the basics. For more advanced use cases like working with raw [code points](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_point), ## see the [roc/unicode](roc/unicode) package, and for locale-specific text ## functions (including capitalization, as capitalization rules vary by locale) ## see the [roc/locale](roc/locale) package. ## ## ### Unicode ## ## Unicode can represent text values which span multiple languages, symbols, and emoji. ## Here are some valid Roc strings: ## ## * "Roc" ## * "鹏" ## * "🐦" ## ## Every Unicode string is a sequence of [grapheme clusters](https://unicode.org/glossary/#grapheme_cluster). ## A grapheme cluster corresponds to what a person reading a string might call ## a "character", but because the term "character" is used to mean many different ## concepts across different programming languages, we intentionally avoid it in Roc. ## Instead, we use the term "clusters" as a shorthand for "grapheme clusters." ## ## You can get the number of grapheme clusters in a string by calling `Str.countClusters` on it: ## ## >>> Str.countClusters "Roc" ## ## >>> Str.countClusters "音乐" ## ## >>> Str.countClusters "πŸ‘" ## ## > The `countClusters` function traverses the entire string to calculate its answer, ## > so it's much better for performance to use `Str.isEmpty` instead of ## > calling `Str.countClusters` and checking whether the count was `0`. ## ## ### Escape characters ## ## ### String interpolation ## ## ### Encoding ## ## Roc strings are not coupled to any particular ## [encoding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding). As it happens, ## they are currently encoded in UTF-8, but this module is intentionally designed ## not to rely on that implementation detail so that a future release of Roc can ## potentially change it without breaking existing Roc applications. ## ## This module has functions to can convert a #Str to a #List of raw [code unit](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## integers (not to be confused with the [code points](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_point) ## mentioned earlier) in a particular encoding. If you need encoding-specific functions, ## you should take a look at the [roc/unicode](roc/unicode) package. ## It has many more tools than this module does! Str : [ @Str ] ## Convert ## Convert a #Float to a decimal string, rounding off to the given number of decimal places. ## ## Since #Float values are imprecise, it's usually best to limit this to the lowest ## number you can choose that will make sense for what you want to display. ## ## If you want to keep all the digits, passing the same float to #Str.num ## will do that. decimal : Float *, Ulen -> Str ## Split a string around a separator. ## ## >>> Str.splitClusters "1,2,3" "," ## ## Passing `""` for the separator is not useful; it returns the original string ## wrapped in a list. ## ## >>> Str.splitClusters "1,2,3" "" ## ## To split a string into its grapheme clusters, use #Str.clusters split : Str, Str -> List Str ## Check isEmpty : Str -> Bool startsWith : Str, Str -> Bool endsWith : Str, Str -> Bool contains : Str, Str -> Bool any : Str, Str -> Bool all : Str, Str -> Bool ## Combine ## Combine a list of strings into a single string. ## ## >>> Str.join [ "a", "bc", "def" ] join : List Str -> Str ## Combine a list of strings into a single string, with a separator ## string in between each. ## ## >>> Str.joinWith [ "one", "two", "three" ] ", " joinWith : List Str, Str -> Str padStart : Str, Int, Str -> Str padEnd : Str, Int, Str -> Str ## Grapheme Clusters ## Split a string into its grapheme clusters. ## ## >>> Str.clusters "1,2,3" ## ## >>> Str.clusters "πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘" ## clusters : Str -> List Str reverseClusters : Str -> Str foldClusters : Str, { start: state, step: (state, Str -> state) } -> state ## Returns #True if the string begins with a capital letter, and #False otherwise. ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "hi" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "Hi" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized " Hi" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "ČeskΓ‘" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "Π­" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "東京" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "🐦" ## ## >>> Str.isCapitalized "" ## ## Since the rules for how to capitalize an uncapitalized string vary by locale, ## see the [roc/locale](roc/locale) package for functions which do that. isCapitalized : Str -> Bool ## ## Code Units ## ## Besides grapheme clusters, another way to break down strings is into ## raw code unit integers. ## ## Code units are no substitute for grapheme clusters! ## These functions exist to support advanced use cases like those found in ## [roc/unicode](roc/unicode), and using code units when grapheme clusters would ## be more appropriate can very easily lead to bugs. ## ## For example, `Str.countGraphemes "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` returns `1`, ## whereas `Str.toUtf8 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` returns a list with a length of 25, ## `Str.toUtf16 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` returns a list with a length of 11. ## and `Str.toUtf32 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` returns a list with a length of 7. ## Return a #List of the string's #U8 UTF-8 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit). ## (To split the string into a #List of smaller #Str values instead of #U8 values, ## see #Str.split and #Str.clusters.) ## ## >>> Str.toUtf8 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf8 "Roc" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf8 "鹏" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf8 "🐦" ## ## For a more flexible function that walks through each of these #U8 code units ## without creating a #List, see #Str.foldUtf8 and #Str.foldRevUtf8. toUtf8 : Str -> List U8 ## Return a #List of the string's #U16 UTF-16 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit). ## (To split the string into a #List of smaller #Str values instead of #U16 values, ## see #Str.split and #Str.clusters.) ## ## >>> Str.toUtf16 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf16 "Roc" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf16 "鹏" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf16 "🐦" ## ## For a more flexible function that walks through each of these #U16 code units ## without creating a #List, see #Str.foldUtf16 and #Str.foldRevUtf16. toUtf16 : Str -> List U16 ## Return a #List of the string's #U32 UTF-32 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit). ## (To split the string into a #List of smaller #Str values instead of #U32 values, ## see #Str.split and #Str.clusters.) ## ## >>> Str.toUtf32 "πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf32 "Roc" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf32 "鹏" ## ## >>> Str.toUtf32 "🐦" ## ## For a more flexible function that walks through each of these #U32 code units ## without creating a #List, see #Str.foldUtf32 and #Str.foldRevUtf32. toUtf32 : Str -> List U32 ## Walk through the string's #U8 UTF-8 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U8, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U8 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 240, 159, 145, 169, 226, 128, 141, 240, 159, 145, 169, 226, 128, 141, 240, 159, 145, 166, 226, 128, 141, 240, 159, 145, 166 ## * `"Roc"` passes 82, 111, 99 ## * `"鹏"` passes 233, 185, 143 ## * `"🐦"` passes 240, 159, 144, 166 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U8` of UTF-8 code units, see #Str.toUtf8. foldUtf8 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U8 -> state) } -> state ## Walk through the string's #U16 UTF-16 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U16, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U16 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 55357, 56425, 8205, 55357, 56425, 8205, 55357, 56422, 8205, 55357, 56422 ## * `"Roc"` passes 82, 111, 99 ## * `"鹏"` passes 40527 ## * `"🐦"` passes 55357, 56358 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U16` of UTF-16 code units, see #Str.toUtf16. foldUtf16 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U16 -> state) } -> state ## Walk through the string's #U32 UTF-32 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U32, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U32 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 128105, 8205, 128105, 8205, 128102, 8205, 128102 ## * `"Roc"` passes 82, 111, 99 ## * `"鹏"` passes 40527 ## * `"🐦"` passes 128038 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U32` of UTF-32 code units, see #Str.toUtf32. foldUtf32 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U32 -> state) } -> state ## Walk backwards through the string's #U8 UTF-8 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U8, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U8 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 166, 145, 159, 240, 141, 128, 226, 166, 145, 159, 240, 141, 128, 226, 169, 145, 159, 240, 141, 128, 226, 169, 145, 159, 240 ## * `"Roc"` passes 99, 111, 82 ## * `"鹏"` passes 143, 185, 233 ## * `"🐦"` passes 166, 144, 159, 240 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U8` of UTF-8 code units, see #Str.toUtf8. foldRevUtf8 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U8 -> state) } -> state ## Walk backwards through the string's #U16 UTF-16 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U16, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U16 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 56422, 55357, 8205, 56422, 55357, 8205, 56425, 55357, 8205, 56425, 55357 ## * `"Roc"` passes 99, 111, 82 ## * `"鹏"` passes 40527 ## * `"🐦"` passes 56358, 55357 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U16` of UTF-16 code units, see #Str.toUtf16. foldRevUtf16 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U16 -> state) } -> state ## Walk backwards through the string's #U32 UTF-32 [code units](https://unicode.org/glossary/#code_unit) ## to build up a state. ## (If you want a `step` function which receives a #Str instead of an #U32, see #Str.foldClusters.) ## ## Here are the #U32 values that will be passed to `step` when this function is ## called on various strings: ## ## * `"πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦"` passes 128102, 8205, 128102, 8205, 128105, 8205, 128105 ## * `"Roc"` passes 99, 111, 82 ## * `"鹏"` passes 40527 ## * `"🐦"` passes 128038 ## ## To convert a #Str into a plain `List U32` of UTF-32 code units, see #Str.toUtf32. foldRevUtf32 : Str, { start: state, step: (state, U32 -> state) } -> state