StringUtils

countMatches

Returns count of pattern matches.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.countMatches("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", "the"))

Output

2

matches

Returns matches in a table with where the match starts and ends.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.matches("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", "the"))

Output

{
    {
        End = 3,
        Match = "the",
        Start = 1
    },
    {
        End = 34,
        Match = "the",
        Start = 32
    }
}

replace

Splices a new string into an existing string.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.replace("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", "red cat", 11, 19))

Output

the quick red cat jumps over the lazy dog

collapse

Replaces sequential pattern occurances with a single occurance. This is useful to remove double spaces in chat messages.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.collapse("   i    am    spamming  chat", " "))

Output

There is still a space at the start of the string.

 i am spamming chat

hash

Uses the bytes in a string to generate a hash.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.hash("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"))

Output

67114530

reverseSub

Similar to string.sub() but instead starts at the end of a string instead of the front.

Example

Script

print(StringUtils.reverseSub("the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", 1, 8))

Output

lazy dog