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diff --git a/Doc/libregsub.tex b/Doc/libregsub.tex index bbb7671..4c1497c 100644 --- a/Doc/libregsub.tex +++ b/Doc/libregsub.tex @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ regular expressions (see built-in module \code{regex}). Warning: these functions are not thread-safe. \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module regsub)} + \begin{funcdesc}{sub}{pat\, repl\, str} Replace the first occurrence of pattern \var{pat} in string \var{str} by replacement \var{repl}. If the pattern isn't found, @@ -23,13 +24,28 @@ when not adjacent to a previous match, so e.g. \code{gsub('', '-', 'abc')} returns \code{'-a-b-c-'}. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{split}{str\, pat\optional{\, retain}} +\begin{funcdesc}{split}{str\, pat\optional{\, maxsplit}} Split the string \var{str} in fields separated by delimiters matching the pattern \var{pat}, and return a list containing the fields. Only non-empty matches for the pattern are considered, so e.g. \code{split('a:b', ':*')} returns \code{['a', 'b']} and -\code{split('abc', '')} returns \code{['abc']}. -If the optional \var{retain} argument is true, the separators are also -inserted in the list, so e.g. \code{split('a:::b', ':*', 1)} returns -\code{['a', ':::', 'b']}. +\code{split('abc', '')} returns \code{['abc']}. The \var{maxsplit} +defaults to 0. If it is nonzero, only \var{maxsplit} number of splits +occur, and the remainder of the string is returned as the final +element of the list. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{splitx}{str\, pat\optional{\, maxsplit}} +Split the string \var{str} in fields separated by delimiters matching +the pattern \var{pat}, and return a list containing the fields as well +as the separators. For example, \code{splitx('a:::b', ':*')} returns +\code{['a', ':::', 'b']}. Otherwise, this function behaves the same +as \code{split}. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{capwords}{s\optional{\, pat}} +Capitalize words separated by optional pattern \var{pat}. The default +pattern uses any characters except letters, digits and underscores as +word delimiters. Capitalization is done by changing the first +character of each word to upper case. \end{funcdesc} |