string-saw v0.0.46

string-saw

provides an easy way to string together match/replacement operations in an error-free manner

String Saw Sandbox

install

npm install string-saw

or

bower install string-saw

or head over to cdnjs

methods

• match (Array/String/Function/Saw) -> Saw
• matchAll (RegExp) -> Array/Object
• replace (Array/RegExp/String match, String/Function replacement) -> Saw
• remove (String/RegExp match) -> Saw
• map (Function func) -> Saw
• item (Integer index) -> Saw
• itemFromRight (Integer offset) -> Saw
• first () -> Saw
• last () -> Saw
• trim () -> Saw
• uniq () -> Saw
• join (String separator/Function separator) -> Saw
• each (Function func) -> Saw
• find(String/RegExp/Function match) -> Saw
• filter(String/RegExp/Function match) -> Saw
• filterNot(String/RegExp/Function match) -> Saw
• reduce (Function func) -> Saw
• slice (Integer start, Integer end) -> Saw
• split (String/RegExp match) -> Saw
• transform (Function context) -> Saw
• upperCase () -> Saw
• lowerCase () -> Saw
• prepend (String) -> Saw
• append (String) -> Saw
• capitalize () -> Saw
• reverse () -> Saw
• sort (Function func) -> Saw
• length () -> Integer
• has (String/RegExp match/Function match) -> Boolean
• startsWith(String/String) -> Boolean
• endsWith(String/String) -> Boolean
• toString () -> String
• toArray (returns an array) -> Array
• toNumber () -> Integer (0 if no match)
• toInt () -> Integer (can return NaN)
• toFloat () -> Float
• toBoolean () -> Boolean
• toObject () -> Object
• indexOf (String/RegExp/Function match) -> Integer
• indexesOf (String/RegExp/Function match) -> Integer

examples

var saw = require('string-saw');

saw('one two three four five six hello 323423 hello')
	.remove(/\d+/g, 'hello')
	.split(' ')
	.slice(3,4)
	.toString(); // returns "four"

saw('1 2 3')
	.match(/\d+$/)
	.toNumber(); // returns the number 3

saw('1 2 3')
	.split(' ')
	.last()
	.toNumber(); // returns the number 3

saw('joe:56, bob:57')
	.matchAll(/(?<name>(\S+)):(?<age>(\d+))/g) 
	/* returns 
	[
		{name: 'joe', age: '56'},
		{name: 'bob', age: '57'}
	]
	*/

saw('joe:56, bob:57')
	.matchAll(/(\S+):(\d+)/g) 
	/* returns 
	[
		['joe', '56'],
		['bob', '57']
	]
	*/


saw('1 2 3 4 5')
	.split(' ')
	.itemFromRight(2)
	.toNumber(); // returns the number 3

saw([' one ', ' two ', ' three '])
	.trim()
	.join(',')
	.toString(); // returns "one,two,three"

saw('John. Smith.')
	.match(/\S+/g)
	.remove('.')
	.toObject('first', 'last'); // returns {first: "John", last: "Smith"}