[REBOL] Re: Alternate TRIM need
From: moliad:aei:ca at: 24-Aug-2004 20:52
John W. Inman Jr. wrote:
> I need to trim a string's delimiters. Is there a built in function for
> this?
>
> Or does someone have a nice function?
trim has a /with refinement which should do specifically what you want...
>> print trim/with {"123-4567"} {"}
123-4567
PS: try the help function in the console... it gives many questions :-)
ex:
> help trim
USAGE:
TRIM series /head /tail /auto /lines /all /with str
DESCRIPTION:
Removes whitespace from a string. Default removes from head and tail.
TRIM is an action value.
ARGUMENTS:
series -- (Type: series port)
REFINEMENTS:
/head -- Removes only from the head.
/tail -- Removes only from the tail.
/auto -- Auto indents lines relative to first line.
/lines -- Removes all line breaks and extra spaces.
/all -- Removes all whitespace.
/with
str -- Same as /all, but removes characters in 'str'. (Type: char string)
HTH!
-MAx
