Regexdo.Search

from stringsearch package

this module uses newtypes for args plus function names are tweaked

regex is treated as ordinary String. Do not use regex.

Documentation

break :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> (ByteString, ByteString)

(front, end) : drop needle

>>> break (Needle ":") (Haystack "0123:oid:90")

("0123", "oid:90")

>>> break (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

("a", "bc\nde")

breakFront :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> (ByteString, ByteString)

(front, needle + end)

>>> breakFront (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

("a", "\nbc\nde")

breakEnd :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> (ByteString, ByteString)

(front + needle, end)

>>> breakEnd (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

("a\n", "bc\nde")

replace :: Needle ByteString -> Replacement ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> ByteString

>>> replace (Needle "\n") (Replacement ",") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

"a,bc,de"

split :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> [ByteString]

>>> split (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

["a", "bc", "de"]

>>> split (Needle " ") (Haystack "a bc de")

["a", "bc", "de"]

>>> split (Needle "\\s") (Haystack "abc de fghi ")

["abc de fghi "]

splitEnd :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> [ByteString]

>>> splitEnd (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

["a\n", "bc\n", "de"]

splitFront :: Needle ByteString -> Haystack ByteString -> [ByteString]

>>> splitFront (Needle "\n") (Haystack "a\nbc\nde")

["a", "\nbc", "\nde"]