From e79be6ce07ed8c89011f759ecade070a3bd5a806 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rune-scape Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 21:46:47 -0500 Subject: Unify String and StringName --- doc/classes/StringName.xml | 821 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 821 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/classes/StringName.xml') diff --git a/doc/classes/StringName.xml b/doc/classes/StringName.xml index 02e9c62cd6..66a9490b5d 100644 --- a/doc/classes/StringName.xml +++ b/doc/classes/StringName.xml @@ -33,12 +33,815 @@ + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the string begins with the given string. + + + + + + Returns an array containing the bigrams (pairs of consecutive letters) of this string. + [codeblock] + print("Bigrams".bigrams()) # Prints "[Bi, ig, gr, ra, am, ms]" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Converts a string containing a binary number into an integer. Binary strings can either be prefixed with [code]0b[/code] or not, and they can also start with a [code]-[/code] before the optional prefix. + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print("0b101".bin_to_int()) # Prints "5". + print("101".bin_to_int()) # Prints "5". + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + GD.Print("0b101".BinToInt()); // Prints "5". + GD.Print("101".BinToInt()); // Prints "5". + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the C language standard. + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with escaped characters replaced by their meanings. Supported escape sequences are [code]\'[/code], [code]\"[/code], [code]\\[/code], [code]\a[/code], [code]\b[/code], [code]\f[/code], [code]\n[/code], [code]\r[/code], [code]\t[/code], [code]\v[/code]. + [b]Note:[/b] Unlike the GDScript parser, this method doesn't support the [code]\uXXXX[/code] escape sequence. + + + + + + Changes the case of some letters. Replaces underscores with spaces, adds spaces before in-word uppercase characters, converts all letters to lowercase, then capitalizes the first letter and every letter following a space character. For [code]capitalize camelCase mixed_with_underscores[/code], it will return [code]Capitalize Camel Case Mixed With Underscores[/code]. + + + + + + + Performs a case-sensitive comparison to another string. Returns [code]-1[/code] if less than, [code]1[/code] if greater than, or [code]0[/code] if equal. "less than" or "greater than" are determined by the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters]Unicode code points[/url] of each string, which roughly matches the alphabetical order. + [b]Behavior with different string lengths:[/b] Returns [code]1[/code] if the "base" string is longer than the [param to] string or [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is shorter than the [param to] string. Keep in mind this length is determined by the number of Unicode codepoints, [i]not[/i] the actual visible characters. + [b]Behavior with empty strings:[/b] Returns [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is empty, [code]1[/code] if the [param to] string is empty or [code]0[/code] if both strings are empty. + To get a boolean result from a string comparison, use the [code]==[/code] operator instead. See also [method nocasecmp_to] and [method naturalnocasecmp_to]. + + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the string contains the given string. + + + + + + + + + Returns the number of occurrences of substring [param what] between [param from] and [param to] positions. If [param from] and [param to] equals 0 the whole string will be used. If only [param to] equals 0 the remained substring will be used. + + + + + + + + + Returns the number of occurrences of substring [param what] (ignoring case) between [param from] and [param to] positions. If [param from] and [param to] equals 0 the whole string will be used. If only [param to] equals 0 the remained substring will be used. + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with indentation (leading tabs and spaces) removed. See also [method indent] to add indentation. + + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the string ends with the given string. + + + + + + + + Returns the index of the [b]first[/b] case-sensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or [code]-1[/code]. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the end of the string. + [b]Note:[/b] If you just want to know whether a string contains a substring, use the [code]in[/code] operator as follows: + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print("i" in "team") # Will print `false`. + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + // C# has no in operator, but we can use `Contains()`. + GD.Print("team".Contains("i")); // Will print `false`. + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + + + Returns the index of the [b]first[/b] case-insensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or [code]-1[/code]. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the end of the string. + + + + + + + + Formats the string by replacing all occurrences of [param placeholder] with the elements of [param values]. + [param values] can be a [Dictionary] or an [Array]. Any underscores in [param placeholder] will be replaced with the corresponding keys in advance. Array elements use their index as keys. + [codeblock] + # Prints: Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, and Godot Engine is named after it. + var use_array_values = "Waiting for {0} is a play by {1}, and {0} Engine is named after it." + print(use_array_values.format(["Godot", "Samuel Beckett"])) + + # Prints: User 42 is Godot. + print("User {id} is {name}.".format({"id": 42, "name": "Godot"})) + [/codeblock] + Some additional handling is performed when [param values] is an array. If [param placeholder] does not contain an underscore, the elements of the array will be used to replace one occurrence of the placeholder in turn; If an array element is another 2-element array, it'll be interpreted as a key-value pair. + [codeblock] + # Prints: User 42 is Godot. + print("User {} is {}.".format([42, "Godot"], "{}")) + print("User {id} is {name}.".format([["id", 42], ["name", "Godot"]])) + [/codeblock] + + + + + + If the string is a valid file path, returns the base directory name. + + + + + + If the string is a valid file path, returns the full file path without the extension. + + + + + + Returns the extension without the leading period character ([code].[/code]) if the string is a valid file name or path. If the string does not contain an extension, returns an empty string instead. + [codeblock] + print("/path/to/file.txt".get_extension()) # "txt" + print("file.txt".get_extension()) # "txt" + print("file.sample.txt".get_extension()) # "txt" + print(".txt".get_extension()) # "txt" + print("file.txt.".get_extension()) # "" (empty string) + print("file.txt..".get_extension()) # "" (empty string) + print("txt".get_extension()) # "" (empty string) + print("".get_extension()) # "" (empty string) + [/codeblock] + + + + + + If the string is a valid file path, returns the filename. + + + + + + + + Splits a string using a [param delimiter] and returns a substring at index [param slice]. Returns an empty string if the index doesn't exist. + This is a more performant alternative to [method split] for cases when you need only one element from the array at a fixed index. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblock] + print("i/am/example/string".get_slice("/", 2)) # Prints 'example'. + [/codeblock] + + + + + + + Splits a string using a [param delimiter] and returns a number of slices. + + + + + + + + Splits a string using a Unicode character with code [param delimiter] and returns a substring at index [param slice]. Returns an empty string if the index doesn't exist. + This is a more performant alternative to [method split] for cases when you need only one element from the array at a fixed index. + + Returns the 32-bit hash value representing the [StringName]'s contents. + + + + Converts a string containing a hexadecimal number into an integer. Hexadecimal strings can either be prefixed with [code]0x[/code] or not, and they can also start with a [code]-[/code] before the optional prefix. + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print("0xff".hex_to_int()) # Prints "255". + print("ab".hex_to_int()) # Prints "171". + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + GD.Print("0xff".HexToInt()); // Prints "255". + GD.Print("ab".HexToInt()); // Prints "171". + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with lines indented with [param prefix]. + For example, the string can be indented with two tabs using [code]"\t\t"[/code], or four spaces using [code]" "[/code]. The prefix can be any string so it can also be used to comment out strings with e.g. [code]"# "[/code]. See also [method dedent] to remove indentation. + [b]Note:[/b] Empty lines are kept empty. + + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with the substring [param what] inserted at the given [param position]. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the string is a path to a file or directory and its starting point is explicitly defined. This includes [code]res://[/code], [code]user://[/code], [code]C:\[/code], [code]/[/code], etc. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the length of the string equals [code]0[/code]. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if the string is a path to a file or directory and its starting point is implicitly defined within the context it is being used. The starting point may refer to the current directory ([code]./[/code]), or the current [Node]. + + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string is a subsequence of the given string. + + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string is a subsequence of the given string, without considering case. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string is free from characters that aren't allowed in file names, those being: + [code]: / \ ? * " | % < >[/code] + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string contains a valid float. This is inclusive of integers, and also supports exponents: + [codeblock] + print("1.7".is_valid_float()) # Prints "true" + print("24".is_valid_float()) # Prints "true" + print("7e3".is_valid_float()) # Prints "true" + print("Hello".is_valid_float()) # Prints "false" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string contains a valid hexadecimal number. If [param with_prefix] is [code]true[/code], then a validity of the hexadecimal number is determined by the [code]0x[/code] prefix, for example: [code]0xDEADC0DE[/code]. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string contains a valid color in hexadecimal HTML notation. Other HTML notations such as named colors or [code]hsl()[/code] colors aren't considered valid by this method and will return [code]false[/code]. + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string is a valid identifier. A valid identifier may contain only letters, digits and underscores ([code]_[/code]) and the first character may not be a digit. + [codeblock] + print("good_ident_1".is_valid_identifier()) # Prints "true" + print("1st_bad_ident".is_valid_identifier()) # Prints "false" + print("bad_ident_#2".is_valid_identifier()) # Prints "false" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string contains a valid integer. + [codeblock] + print("7".is_valid_int()) # Prints "true" + print("14.6".is_valid_int()) # Prints "false" + print("L".is_valid_int()) # Prints "false" + print("+3".is_valid_int()) # Prints "true" + print("-12".is_valid_int()) # Prints "true" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Returns [code]true[/code] if this string contains only a well-formatted IPv4 or IPv6 address. This method considers [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_IP_addresses]reserved IP addresses[/url] such as [code]0.0.0.0[/code] as valid. + + + + + + + Returns a [String] which is the concatenation of the [param parts]. The separator between elements is the string providing this method. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print(", ".join(["One", "Two", "Three", "Four"])) + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + GD.Print(String.Join(",", new string[] {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four"})); + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the JSON standard. + + + + + + + Returns a number of characters from the left of the string. If negative [param length] is used, the characters are counted downwards from [String]'s length. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblock] + print("sample text".left(3)) #prints "sam" + print("sample text".left(-3)) #prints "sample t" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Returns the number of characters in the string. + + + + + + + + Formats a string to be at least [param min_length] long by adding [param character]s to the left of the string. + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with characters removed from the left. The [param chars] argument is a string specifying the set of characters to be removed. + [b]Note:[/b] The [param chars] is not a prefix. See [method trim_prefix] method that will remove a single prefix string rather than a set of characters. + + + + + + + Does a simple case-sensitive expression match, where [code]"*"[/code] matches zero or more arbitrary characters and [code]"?"[/code] matches any single character except a period ([code]"."[/code]). An empty string or empty expression always evaluates to [code]false[/code]. + + + + + + + Does a simple case-insensitive expression match, where [code]"*"[/code] matches zero or more arbitrary characters and [code]"?"[/code] matches any single character except a period ([code]"."[/code]). An empty string or empty expression always evaluates to [code]false[/code]. + + + + + + Returns the MD5 hash of the string as an array of bytes. + + + + + + Returns the MD5 hash of the string as a string. + + + + + + + Performs a case-insensitive [i]natural order[/i] comparison to another string. Returns [code]-1[/code] if less than, [code]1[/code] if greater than, or [code]0[/code] if equal. "less than" or "greater than" are determined by the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters]Unicode code points[/url] of each string, which roughly matches the alphabetical order. Internally, lowercase characters will be converted to uppercase during the comparison. + When used for sorting, natural order comparison will order suites of numbers as expected by most people. If you sort the numbers from 1 to 10 using natural order, you will get [code][1, 2, 3, ...][/code] instead of [code][1, 10, 2, 3, ...][/code]. + [b]Behavior with different string lengths:[/b] Returns [code]1[/code] if the "base" string is longer than the [param to] string or [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is shorter than the [param to] string. Keep in mind this length is determined by the number of Unicode codepoints, [i]not[/i] the actual visible characters. + [b]Behavior with empty strings:[/b] Returns [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is empty, [code]1[/code] if the [param to] string is empty or [code]0[/code] if both strings are empty. + To get a boolean result from a string comparison, use the [code]==[/code] operator instead. See also [method nocasecmp_to] and [method casecmp_to]. + + + + + + + Performs a case-insensitive comparison to another string. Returns [code]-1[/code] if less than, [code]1[/code] if greater than, or [code]0[/code] if equal. "less than" or "greater than" are determined by the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters]Unicode code points[/url] of each string, which roughly matches the alphabetical order. Internally, lowercase characters will be converted to uppercase during the comparison. + [b]Behavior with different string lengths:[/b] Returns [code]1[/code] if the "base" string is longer than the [param to] string or [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is shorter than the [param to] string. Keep in mind this length is determined by the number of Unicode codepoints, [i]not[/i] the actual visible characters. + [b]Behavior with empty strings:[/b] Returns [code]-1[/code] if the "base" string is empty, [code]1[/code] if the [param to] string is empty or [code]0[/code] if both strings are empty. + To get a boolean result from a string comparison, use the [code]==[/code] operator instead. See also [method casecmp_to] and [method naturalnocasecmp_to]. + + + + + + + Formats a number to have an exact number of [param digits] after the decimal point. + + + + + + + Formats a number to have an exact number of [param digits] before the decimal point. + + + + + + + If the string is a path, this concatenates [param file] at the end of the string as a subpath. E.g. [code]"this/is".path_join("path") == "this/is/path"[/code]. + + + + + + + Returns original string repeated a number of times. The number of repetitions is given by the argument. + + + + + + + + Replaces occurrences of a case-sensitive substring with the given one inside the string. + + + + + + + + Replaces occurrences of a case-insensitive substring with the given one inside the string. + + + + + + + + Returns the index of the [b]last[/b] case-sensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or [code]-1[/code]. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the beginning of the string. + + + + + + + + Returns the index of the [b]last[/b] case-insensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or [code]-1[/code]. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the beginning of the string. + + + + + + + Returns a number of characters from the right of the string. If negative [param length] is used, the characters are counted downwards from [String]'s length. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblock] + print("sample text".right(3)) #prints "ext" + print("sample text".right(-3)) #prints "ple text" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + + + Formats a string to be at least [param min_length] long by adding [param character]s to the right of the string. + + + + + + + + + Splits the string by a [param delimiter] string and returns an array of the substrings, starting from right. If [param delimiter] is an empty string, each substring will be a single character. + The splits in the returned array are sorted in the same order as the original string, from left to right. + If [param allow_empty] is [code]true[/code], and there are two adjacent delimiters in the string, it will add an empty string to the array of substrings at this position. + If [param maxsplit] is specified, it defines the number of splits to do from the right up to [param maxsplit]. The default value of 0 means that all items are split, thus giving the same result as [method split]. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + var some_string = "One,Two,Three,Four" + var some_array = some_string.rsplit(",", true, 1) + print(some_array.size()) # Prints 2 + print(some_array[0]) # Prints "One,Two,Three" + print(some_array[1]) # Prints "Four" + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + // There is no Rsplit. + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with characters removed from the right. The [param chars] argument is a string specifying the set of characters to be removed. + [b]Note:[/b] The [param chars] is not a suffix. See [method trim_suffix] method that will remove a single suffix string rather than a set of characters. + + + + + + Returns the SHA-1 hash of the string as an array of bytes. + + + + + + Returns the SHA-1 hash of the string as a string. + + + + + + Returns the SHA-256 hash of the string as an array of bytes. + + + + + + Returns the SHA-256 hash of the string as a string. + + + + + + + Returns the similarity index ([url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8rensen%E2%80%93Dice_coefficient]Sorensen-Dice coefficient[/url]) of this string compared to another. A result of 1.0 means totally similar, while 0.0 means totally dissimilar. + [codeblock] + print("ABC123".similarity("ABC123")) # Prints "1" + print("ABC123".similarity("XYZ456")) # Prints "0" + print("ABC123".similarity("123ABC")) # Prints "0.8" + print("ABC123".similarity("abc123")) # Prints "0.4" + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Returns a simplified canonical path. + + + + + + + + + Splits the string by a [param delimiter] string and returns an array of the substrings. The [param delimiter] can be of any length. If [param delimiter] is an empty string, each substring will be a single character. + If [param allow_empty] is [code]true[/code], and there are two adjacent delimiters in the string, it will add an empty string to the array of substrings at this position. + If [param maxsplit] is specified, it defines the number of splits to do from the left up to [param maxsplit]. The default value of [code]0[/code] means that all items are split. + If you need only one element from the array at a specific index, [method get_slice] is a more performant option. + [b]Example:[/b] + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + var some_string = "One,Two,Three,Four" + var some_array = some_string.split(",", true, 1) + print(some_array.size()) # Prints 2 + print(some_array[0]) # Prints "Four" + print(some_array[1]) # Prints "Three,Two,One" + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + var someString = "One,Two,Three,Four"; + var someArray = someString.Split(",", true); // This is as close as it gets to Godots API. + GD.Print(someArray[0]); // Prints "Four" + GD.Print(someArray[1]); // Prints "Three,Two,One" + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + If you need to split strings with more complex rules, use the [RegEx] class instead. + + + + + + + + Splits the string in floats by using a delimiter string and returns an array of the substrings. + For example, [code]"1,2.5,3"[/code] will return [code][1,2.5,3][/code] if split by [code]","[/code]. + If [param allow_empty] is [code]true[/code], and there are two adjacent delimiters in the string, it will add an empty string to the array of substrings at this position. + + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string stripped of any non-printable character (including tabulations, spaces and line breaks) at the beginning and the end. The optional arguments are used to toggle stripping on the left and right edges respectively. + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string stripped of any escape character. These include all non-printable control characters of the first page of the ASCII table (< 32), such as tabulation ([code]\t[/code] in C) and newline ([code]\n[/code] and [code]\r[/code]) characters, but not spaces. + + + + + + + + Returns part of the string from the position [param from] with length [param len]. Argument [param len] is optional and using [code]-1[/code] will return remaining characters from given position. + + + + + + Converts the String (which is a character array) to ASCII/Latin-1 encoded [PackedByteArray] (which is an array of bytes). The conversion is faster compared to [method to_utf8_buffer], as this method assumes that all the characters in the String are ASCII/Latin-1 characters, unsupported characters are replaced with spaces. + + + + + + Returns the string converted to [code]camelCase[/code]. + + + + + + Converts a string containing a decimal number into a [code]float[/code]. The method will stop on the first non-number character except the first [code].[/code] (decimal point), and [code]e[/code] which is used for exponential. + [codeblock] + print("12.3".to_float()) # 12.3 + print("1.2.3".to_float()) # 1.2 + print("12ab3".to_float()) # 12 + print("1e3".to_float()) # 1000 + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Converts a string containing an integer number into an [code]int[/code]. The method will remove any non-number character and stop if it encounters a [code].[/code]. + [codeblock] + print("123".to_int()) # 123 + print("a1b2c3".to_int()) # 123 + print("1.2.3".to_int()) # 1 + [/codeblock] + + + + + + Returns the string converted to lowercase. + + + + + + Returns the string converted to [code]PascalCase[/code]. + + + + + + Returns the string converted to [code]snake_case[/code]. + + + + + + Returns the string converted to uppercase. + + + + + + Converts the String (which is an array of characters) to UTF-16 encoded [PackedByteArray] (which is an array of bytes). + + + + + + Converts the String (which is an array of characters) to UTF-32 encoded [PackedByteArray] (which is an array of bytes). + + + + + + Converts the String (which is an array of characters) to UTF-8 encode [PackedByteArray] (which is an array of bytes). The conversion is a bit slower than [method to_ascii_buffer], but supports all UTF-8 characters. Therefore, you should prefer this function over [method to_ascii_buffer]. + + + + + + + Removes a given string from the start if it starts with it or leaves the string unchanged. + + + + + + + Removes a given string from the end if it ends with it or leaves the string unchanged. + + + + + + + Returns the character code at position [param at]. + + + + + + Decodes a string in URL encoded format. This is meant to decode parameters in a URL when receiving an HTTP request. + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print("https://example.org/?escaped=" + "Godot%20Engine%3A%27docs%27".uri_decode()) + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + GD.Print("https://example.org/?escaped=" + "Godot%20Engine%3a%27Docs%27".URIDecode()); + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + Encodes a string to URL friendly format. This is meant to encode parameters in a URL when sending an HTTP request. + [codeblocks] + [gdscript] + print("https://example.org/?escaped=" + "Godot Engine:'docs'".uri_encode()) + [/gdscript] + [csharp] + GD.Print("https://example.org/?escaped=" + "Godot Engine:'docs'".URIEncode()); + [/csharp] + [/codeblocks] + + + + + + Removes any characters from the string that are prohibited in [Node] names ([code].[/code] [code]:[/code] [code]@[/code] [code]/[/code] [code]"[/code]). + + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the XML standard. If [param escape_quotes] is [code]true[/code], the single quote ([code]'[/code]) and double quote ([code]"[/code]) characters are also escaped. + + + + + + Returns a copy of the string with escaped characters replaced by their meanings according to the XML standard. + + @@ -55,6 +858,24 @@ Returns [code]true[/code] if the [StringName] and [param right] do not refer to the same name. Comparisons between [StringName]s are much faster than regular [String] comparisons. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3