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author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2015-09-14 14:35:50 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Help/command/string.rst b/Help/command/string.rst index 20f8094..4d6c0d0 100644 --- a/Help/command/string.rst +++ b/Help/command/string.rst @@ -1,102 +1,81 @@ string ------ +.. only:: html + + .. contents:: + String operations. +Search and Replace +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +FIND +"""" + :: - string(REGEX MATCH <regular_expression> - <output variable> <input> [<input>...]) - string(REGEX MATCHALL <regular_expression> - <output variable> <input> [<input>...]) - string(REGEX REPLACE <regular_expression> - <replace_expression> <output variable> - <input> [<input>...]) - string(REPLACE <match_string> - <replace_string> <output variable> - <input> [<input>...]) - string(APPEND <string variable> [<input>...]) - string(CONCAT <output variable> [<input>...]) - string(<MD5|SHA1|SHA224|SHA256|SHA384|SHA512> - <output variable> <input>) - string(COMPARE EQUAL <string1> <string2> <output variable>) - string(COMPARE NOTEQUAL <string1> <string2> <output variable>) - string(COMPARE LESS <string1> <string2> <output variable>) - string(COMPARE GREATER <string1> <string2> <output variable>) - string(ASCII <number> [<number> ...] <output variable>) - string(CONFIGURE <string1> <output variable> - [@ONLY] [ESCAPE_QUOTES]) - string(TOUPPER <string1> <output variable>) - string(TOLOWER <string1> <output variable>) - string(LENGTH <string> <output variable>) - string(SUBSTRING <string> <begin> <length> <output variable>) - string(STRIP <string> <output variable>) - string(RANDOM [LENGTH <length>] [ALPHABET <alphabet>] - [RANDOM_SEED <seed>] <output variable>) string(FIND <string> <substring> <output variable> [REVERSE]) - string(TIMESTAMP <output variable> [<format string>] [UTC]) - string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER <input string> <output variable>) - string(GENEX_STRIP <input string> <output variable>) - string(UUID <output variable> NAMESPACE <namespace> NAME <name> - TYPE <MD5|SHA1> [UPPER]) -``REGEX MATCH`` will match the regular expression once and store the match -in the output variable. +Return the position where the given substring was found in +the supplied string. If the ``REVERSE`` flag was used, the command will +search for the position of the last occurrence of the specified +substring. If the substring is not found, a position of -1 is returned. -``REGEX MATCHALL`` will match the regular expression as many times as -possible and store the matches in the output variable as a list. +REPLACE +""""""" -``REGEX REPLACE`` will match the regular expression as many times as -possible and substitute the replacement expression for the match in -the output. The replace expression may refer to paren-delimited -subexpressions of the match using \1, \2, ..., \9. Note that two -backslashes (\\1) are required in CMake code to get a backslash -through argument parsing. +:: -``REPLACE`` will replace all occurrences of ``match_string`` in the input + string(REPLACE <match_string> + <replace_string> <output variable> + <input> [<input>...]) + +Replace all occurrences of ``match_string`` in the input with ``replace_string`` and store the result in the output. -``APPEND`` will append all the input arguments to the string. +Regular Expressions +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -``CONCAT`` will concatenate all the input arguments together and store -the result in the named output variable. +REGEX MATCH +""""""""""" -``MD5``, ``SHA1``, ``SHA224``, ``SHA256``, ``SHA384``, and ``SHA512`` will -compute a cryptographic hash of the input string. +:: -``COMPARE EQUAL``/``COMPARE NOTEQUAL``/``COMPARE LESS/GREATER`` will -compare the strings and store true or false in the output variable. + string(REGEX MATCH <regular_expression> + <output variable> <input> [<input>...]) -``ASCII`` will convert all numbers into corresponding ASCII characters. +Match the regular expression once and store the match in the output variable. -``CONFIGURE`` will transform a string like :command:`configure_file` -transforms a file. +REGEX MATCHALL +"""""""""""""" -``TOUPPER``/``TOLOWER`` will convert string to upper/lower characters. +:: -``LENGTH`` will return a given string's length. + string(REGEX MATCHALL <regular_expression> + <output variable> <input> [<input>...]) -``SUBSTRING`` will return a substring of a given string. If length is -1 -the remainder of the string starting at begin will be returned. -If string is shorter than length then end of string is used instead. +Match the regular expression as many times as possible and store the matches +in the output variable as a list. -.. note:: - CMake 3.1 and below reported an error if length pointed past - the end of string. +REGEX REPLACE +""""""""""""" -``STRIP`` will return a substring of a given string with leading and -trailing spaces removed. +:: -``RANDOM`` will return a random string of given length consisting of -characters from the given alphabet. Default length is 5 characters -and default alphabet is all numbers and upper and lower case letters. -If an integer ``RANDOM_SEED`` is given, its value will be used to seed the -random number generator. + string(REGEX REPLACE <regular_expression> + <replace_expression> <output variable> + <input> [<input>...]) -``FIND`` will return the position where the given substring was found in -the supplied string. If the ``REVERSE`` flag was used, the command will -search for the position of the last occurrence of the specified -substring. If the substring is not found, a position of -1 is returned. +Match the regular expression as many times as possible and substitute the +replacement expression for the match in the output. + +The replace expression may refer to paren-delimited subexpressions of the +match using ``\1``, ``\2``, ..., ``\9``. Note that two backslashes (``\\1``) +are required in CMake code to get a backslash through argument parsing. + +Regex Specification +""""""""""""""""""" The following characters have special meaning in regular expressions: @@ -123,10 +102,159 @@ The following characters have special meaning in regular expressions: ``*``, ``+`` and ``?`` have higher precedence than concatenation. ``|`` has lower precedence than concatenation. This means that the regular -expression "^ab+d$" matches "abbd" but not "ababd", and the regular -expression "^(ab|cd)$" matches "ab" but not "abd". +expression ``^ab+d$`` matches ``abbd`` but not ``ababd``, and the regular +expression ``^(ab|cd)$`` matches ``ab`` but not ``abd``. + +Manipulation +^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +APPEND +"""""" + +:: + + string(APPEND <string variable> [<input>...]) + +Append all the input arguments to the string. + +CONCAT +"""""" + +:: + + string(CONCAT <output variable> [<input>...]) + +Concatenate all the input arguments together and store +the result in the named output variable. + +TOLOWER +""""""" + +:: + + string(TOLOWER <string1> <output variable>) + +Convert string to lower characters. + +TOUPPER +""""""" -``TIMESTAMP`` will write a string representation of the current date +:: + + string(TOUPPER <string1> <output variable>) + +Convert string to upper characters. + +LENGTH +"""""" + +:: + + string(LENGTH <string> <output variable>) + +Store in an output variable a given string's length. + +SUBSTRING +""""""""" + +:: + + string(SUBSTRING <string> <begin> <length> <output variable>) + +Store in an output variable a substring of a given string. If length is +``-1`` the remainder of the string starting at begin will be returned. +If string is shorter than length then end of string is used instead. + +.. note:: + CMake 3.1 and below reported an error if length pointed past + the end of string. + +STRIP +""""" + +:: + + string(STRIP <string> <output variable>) + +Store in an output variable a substring of a given string with leading and +trailing spaces removed. + +GENEX_STRIP +""""""""""" + +:: + + string(GENEX_STRIP <input string> <output variable>) + +Strip any :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` +from the ``input string`` and store the result in the ``output variable``. + +Comparison +^^^^^^^^^^ + +:: + + string(COMPARE EQUAL <string1> <string2> <output variable>) + string(COMPARE NOTEQUAL <string1> <string2> <output variable>) + string(COMPARE LESS <string1> <string2> <output variable>) + string(COMPARE GREATER <string1> <string2> <output variable>) + +Compare the strings and store true or false in the output variable. + +Hashing +^^^^^^^ + +:: + + string(<MD5|SHA1|SHA224|SHA256|SHA384|SHA512> + <output variable> <input>) + +Compute a cryptographic hash of the input string. + +Generation +^^^^^^^^^^ + +ASCII +""""" + +:: + + string(ASCII <number> [<number> ...] <output variable>) + +Convert all numbers into corresponding ASCII characters. + +CONFIGURE +""""""""" + +:: + + string(CONFIGURE <string1> <output variable> + [@ONLY] [ESCAPE_QUOTES]) + +Transform a string like :command:`configure_file` transforms a file. + +RANDOM +"""""" + +:: + + string(RANDOM [LENGTH <length>] [ALPHABET <alphabet>] + [RANDOM_SEED <seed>] <output variable>) + +Return a random string of given length consisting of +characters from the given alphabet. Default length is 5 characters +and default alphabet is all numbers and upper and lower case letters. +If an integer ``RANDOM_SEED`` is given, its value will be used to seed the +random number generator. + +TIMESTAMP +""""""""" + +:: + + string(TIMESTAMP <output variable> [<format string>] [UTC]) + +Write a string representation of the current date and/or time to the output variable. Should the command be unable to obtain a timestamp the output variable @@ -163,14 +291,22 @@ If no explicit ``<format string>`` is given it will default to: %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S for local time. %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ for UTC. -``MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER`` will write a string which can be used as an -identifier in C. -``GENEX_STRIP`` will strip any -:manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` from the -``input string`` and store the result in the ``output variable``. +:: + + string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER <input string> <output variable>) + +Write a string which can be used as an identifier in C. + +UUID +"""" + +:: + + string(UUID <output variable> NAMESPACE <namespace> NAME <name> + TYPE <MD5|SHA1> [UPPER]) -``UUID`` creates a univerally unique identifier (aka GUID) as per RFC4122 +Create a univerally unique identifier (aka GUID) as per RFC4122 based on the hash of the combined values of ``<namespace>`` (which itself has to be a valid UUID) and ``<name>``. The hash algorithm can be either ``MD5`` (Version 3 UUID) or |