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Module std::string

The string module defines the String type which represents UTF8 encoded strings.

use std::ascii;
use std::option;
use std::vector;

Struct `String`

A String holds a sequence of bytes which is guaranteed to be in utf8 format.
public struct String has copy, drop, store
Fields
bytes: vector<u8>

Constants

An invalid UTF8 encoding.

const EInvalidUTF8: u64 = 1;

Index out of range.

const EInvalidIndex: u64 = 2;

Function `utf8`

Creates a new string from a sequence of bytes. Aborts if the bytes do not represent valid utf8.
public fun utf8(bytes: vector<u8>): std::string::String
Implementation
public fun utf8(bytes: vector<u8>): String {
    assert!(internal_check_utf8(&bytes), EInvalidUTF8);
    String { bytes }
}

Function `from_ascii`

Convert an ASCII string to a UTF8 string
public fun from_ascii(s: std::ascii::String): std::string::String
Implementation
public fun from_ascii(s: ascii::String): String {
    String { bytes: s.into_bytes() }
}

Function `to_ascii`

Convert an UTF8 string to an ASCII string. Aborts if s is not valid ASCII
public fun to_ascii(s: std::string::String): std::ascii::String
Implementation
public fun to_ascii(s: String): ascii::String {
    let String { bytes } = s;
    bytes.to_ascii_string()
}

Function `try_utf8`

Tries to create a new string from a sequence of bytes.
public fun try_utf8(bytes: vector<u8>): std::option::Option<std::string::String>
Implementation
public fun try_utf8(bytes: vector<u8>): Option<String> {
    if (internal_check_utf8(&bytes)) option::some(String { bytes }) else option::none()
}

Function `as_bytes`

Returns a reference to the underlying byte vector.
public fun as_bytes(s: &std::string::String): &vector<u8>
Implementation
public fun as_bytes(s: &String): &vector<u8> {
    &s.bytes
}

Function `into_bytes`

Unpack the string to get its underlying bytes.
public fun into_bytes(s: std::string::String): vector<u8>
Implementation
public fun into_bytes(s: String): vector<u8> {
    let String { bytes } = s;
    bytes
}

Function `is_empty`

Checks whether this string is empty.
public fun is_empty(s: &std::string::String): bool
Implementation
public fun is_empty(s: &String): bool {
    s.bytes.is_empty()
}

Function `length`

Returns the length of this string, in bytes.
public fun length(s: &std::string::String): u64
Implementation
public fun length(s: &String): u64 {
    s.bytes.length()
}

Function `append`

Appends a string.
public fun append(s: &mut std::string::String, r: std::string::String)
Implementation
public fun append(s: &mut String, r: String) {
    s.bytes.append(r.bytes)
}

Function `append_utf8`

Appends bytes which must be in valid utf8 format.
public fun append_utf8(s: &mut std::string::String, bytes: vector<u8>)
Implementation
public fun append_utf8(s: &mut String, bytes: vector<u8>) {
    s.append(utf8(bytes))
}

Function `insert`

Insert the other string at the byte index in given string. The index must be at a valid utf8 char boundary.
public fun insert(s: &mut std::string::String, at: u64, o: std::string::String)
Implementation
public fun insert(s: &mut String, at: u64, o: String) {
    let bytes = &s.bytes;
    assert!(at <= bytes.length() && internal_is_char_boundary(bytes, at), EInvalidIndex);
    let l = s.length();
    let mut front = s.substring(0, at);
    let end = s.substring(at, l);
    front.append(o);
    front.append(end);
    *s = front;
}

Function `substring`

Returns a sub-string using the given byte indices, where i is the first byte position and j is the start of the first byte not included (or the length of the string). The indices must be at valid utf8 char boundaries, guaranteeing that the result is valid utf8.
public fun substring(s: &std::string::String, i: u64, j: u64): std::string::String
Implementation
public fun substring(s: &String, i: u64, j: u64): String {
    let bytes = &s.bytes;
    let l = bytes.length();
    assert!(
        j <= l &&
            i <= j &&
            internal_is_char_boundary(bytes, i) &&
            internal_is_char_boundary(bytes, j),
        EInvalidIndex,
    );
    String { bytes: internal_sub_string(bytes, i, j) }
}

Function `index_of`

Computes the index of the first occurrence of a string. Returns s.length() if no occurrence found.
public fun index_of(s: &std::string::String, r: &std::string::String): u64
Implementation
public fun index_of(s: &String, r: &String): u64 {
    internal_index_of(&s.bytes, &r.bytes)
}

Function `internal_check_utf8`

fun internal_check_utf8(v: &vector<u8>): bool
Implementation
native fun internal_check_utf8(v: &vector<u8>): bool;

Function `internal_is_char_boundary`

fun internal_is_char_boundary(v: &vector<u8>, i: u64): bool
Implementation
native fun internal_is_char_boundary(v: &vector<u8>, i: u64): bool;

Function `internal_sub_string`

fun internal_sub_string(v: &vector<u8>, i: u64, j: u64): vector<u8>
Implementation
native fun internal_sub_string(v: &vector<u8>, i: u64, j: u64): vector<u8>;

Function `internal_index_of`

fun internal_index_of(v: &vector<u8>, r: &vector<u8>): u64
Implementation
native fun internal_index_of(v: &vector<u8>, r: &vector<u8>): u64;

Function `bytes`

public fun bytes(s: &std::string::String): &vector<u8>
Implementation
public fun bytes(s: &String): &vector<u8> { s.as_bytes() }

Function `sub_string`

public fun sub_string(s: &std::string::String, i: u64, j: u64): std::string::String
Implementation
public fun sub_string(s: &String, i: u64, j: u64): String {
    s.substring(i, j)
}