Detailed Description

To search a string
Various functions are defined in here which allow you to search through a text in different ways.

Function Documentation

◆ FindWords()

static size_t FindWords	(	const char *	str,
		const char *	wordLowerCase
	)

inlinestatic

Search for a single word within a text.

Parameters

[in]	str	String to search within
[in]	wordLowerCase	Word as lowercase to search

Returns: Position in string where word is found, -1 (std::string::npos) if not found

Example:

#include <kodi/tools/StringUtils.h>
 
size_t ref, var;
 
// The name "string" is alone within text and becomes found on position 5
ref = 5;
var = kodi::tools::StringUtils::FindWords("test string", "string");
EXPECT_EQ(ref, var);
 
// The 12 is included inside another word and then not found as it should alone (-1 return)
ref = -1;
var = kodi::tools::StringUtils::FindWords("apple2012", "12");
EXPECT_EQ(ref, var);

◆ FindEndBracket()

static size_t FindEndBracket	(	const std::string &	str,
		char	opener,
		char	closer,
		size_t	startPos = `0`
	)

inlinestatic

Search a string for a given bracket and give its end position.

Parameters

[in]	str	String to search within
[in]	opener	Begin character to start search
[in]	closer	End character to end search
[in]	startPos	[opt] Position to start search in string, 0 as default to start from begin

Returns: End position where found, -1 if failed

Example:

#include <kodi/tools/StringUtils.h>
 
int ref, var;
 
ref = 11;
var = kodi::tools::StringUtils::FindEndBracket("atest testbb test", 'a', 'b');
EXPECT_EQ(ref, var);

◆ FindNumber()

static int FindNumber	(	const std::string &	strInput,
		const std::string &	strFind
	)

inlinestatic

Search a text and return the number of parts found as a number.

Parameters

[in]	strInput	Input string to search for
[in]	strFind	String to search in input

Returns: Amount how much the string is found

Example:

#include <kodi/tools/StringUtils.h>
 
EXPECT_EQ(3, kodi::tools::StringUtils::FindNumber("aabcaadeaa", "aa"));
EXPECT_EQ(1, kodi::tools::StringUtils::FindNumber("aabcaadeaa", "b"));