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Trim string_view. Using whitespace by default
#ifndef UT_TRIM
#define UT_TRIM
/** Usage:
* std >= C++20
* Simple string_stream trimming (trims whitespace by default)
*
* #include <iostream>
*
* int main() {
* std::string_view str = " hello world ";
* std::cout << '|' << ut::trim_left(str) << "|\n"
* << '|' << ut::trim_right(str) << "|\n"
* << '|' << ut::trim(str) << "|\n"
* << '|' << ut::trim_left(str, [](char ch) { return ch != ' ' && ch != 'h'; }) << "|\n";
* }
*
*
* Output:
* |hello world |
* | hello world|
* |hello world|
* |ello world |
*
*/
#include <algorithm>
#include <cctype>
#include <string_view>
namespace ut {
template<typename T = bool (*)(char)>
[[nodiscard]]
constexpr std::string_view trim_left(std::string_view sv, T pred = [](char a) { return !std::isspace(a); }) {
return {std::find_if(sv.begin(), sv.end(), pred), sv.end()};
}
template<typename T = bool (*)(char)>
[[nodiscard]]
constexpr std::string_view trim_right(std::string_view sv, T pred = [](char a) { return !std::isspace(a); }) {
return {sv.begin(), std::find_if(sv.rbegin(), sv.rend(), pred).base()};
}
template<typename T = bool (*)(char)>
[[nodiscard]]
constexpr std::string_view trim(std::string_view sv, T pred = [](char a) { return !std::isspace(a); }) {
return trim_left(trim_right(sv, pred), pred);
}
} // namespace ut
/*
This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
means.
In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
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ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>
*/
#endif // UT_TRIM
trim characters from start and end of a `std::string_view`
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