StringExtensions

public static string[] Bigrams(this string instance);

Returns the bigrams (pairs of consecutive letters) of this string.

public static int BinToInt(this string instance);

Converts a string containing a binary number into an integer. Binary strings can either be prefixed with 0b or not, and they can also start with a - before the optional prefix.

public static string CEscape(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the C language standard.

public static string CUnescape(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with escaped characters replaced by their meanings according to the C language standard.

public static string Capitalize(this string instance);

Changes the case of some letters. Replace underscores with spaces, convert all letters to lowercase then capitalize first and every letter following the space character. For capitalize camelCase mixed_with_underscores it will return Capitalize Camelcase Mixed With Underscores.

public static int CasecmpTo(this string instance, string to);

Performs a case-sensitive comparison to another string and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.

public static int CompareTo(this string instance, string to, bool caseSensitive = true);

Performs a comparison to another string and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.

public static int Count(this string instance, string what, int from = 0, int to = 0, bool caseSensitive = true);

Returns the number of occurrences of substring what in the string.

public static int CountN(this string instance, string what, int from = 0, int to = 0);

Returns the number of occurrences of substring what (ignoring case) between PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.From and PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.To positions. If PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.From and PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.To equals 0 the whole string will be used. If only PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.To equals 0 the remained substring will be used.

public static string Dedent(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with indentation (leading tabs and spaces) removed. See also StringExtensions.Indent to add indentation.

public static int Find(this string instance, char what, int from = 0, bool caseSensitive = true);

Find the first occurrence of a char. Optionally, the search starting position can be passed.

public static int Find(this string instance, string what, int from = 0, bool caseSensitive = true);

Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or -1. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the end of the string. Note: If you just want to know whether a string contains a substring, use the System.String.Contains(System.String) method.

public static int FindN(this string instance, string what, int from = 0);

Returns the index of the first case-insensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or -1. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the end of the string.

public static string GetBaseDir(this string instance);

If the string is a path to a file, return the base directory.

public static string GetBaseName(this string instance);

If the string is a path to a file, return the path to the file without the extension.

public static string GetExtension(this string instance);

Returns the extension without the leading period character (.) if the string is a valid file name or path. If the string does not contain an extension, returns an empty string instead.

public static string GetFile(this string instance);

If the string is a path to a file, return the file and ignore the base directory.

public static string GetStringFromAscii(this byte[] bytes);

Converts ASCII encoded array to string. Fast alternative to StringExtensions.GetStringFromUtf8 if the content is ASCII-only. Unlike the UTF-8 function this function maps every byte to a character in the array. Multibyte sequences will not be interpreted correctly. For parsing user input always use StringExtensions.GetStringFromUtf8.

public static string GetStringFromUtf16(this byte[] bytes);

Converts UTF-16 encoded array to string using the little endian byte order.

public static string GetStringFromUtf32(this byte[] bytes);

Converts UTF-32 encoded array to string using the little endian byte order.

public static string GetStringFromUtf8(this byte[] bytes);

Converts UTF-8 encoded array to string. Slower than StringExtensions.GetStringFromAscii but supports UTF-8 encoded data. Use this function if you are unsure about the source of the data. For user input this function should always be preferred.

public static uint Hash(this string instance);

Hash the string and return a 32 bits unsigned integer.

public static byte[] HexDecode(this string instance);

Decodes a hexadecimal string.

public static string HexEncode(this byte[] bytes);

Returns a hexadecimal representation of this byte array as a string.

public static int HexToInt(this string instance);

Converts a string containing a hexadecimal number into an integer. Hexadecimal strings can either be prefixed with 0x or not, and they can also start with a - before the optional prefix.

public static string Indent(this string instance, string prefix);

Returns a copy of the string with lines indented with SpinBox.Prefix. For example, the string can be indented with two tabs using "\t\t", or four spaces using " ". The prefix can be any string so it can also be used to comment out strings with e.g. "//. See also StringExtensions.Dedent to remove indentation. Note: Empty lines are kept empty.

public static bool IsAbsolutePath(this string instance);

Returns true if the string is a path to a file or directory and its starting point is explicitly defined. This includes asset://, user://, C:\, /, etc.

public static bool IsRelativePath(this string instance);

Returns true if the string is a path to a file or directory and its starting point is implicitly defined within the context it is being used. The starting point may refer to the current directory (./), or the current Entity.

public static bool IsSubsequenceOf(this string instance, string text, bool caseSensitive = true);

Check whether this string is a subsequence of the given string.

public static bool IsSubsequenceOfN(this string instance, string text);

Check whether this string is a subsequence of the given string, ignoring case differences.

public static bool IsValidFileName(this string instance);

Returns true if this string is free from characters that aren't allowed in file names.

public static bool IsValidFloat(this string instance);

Returns true if this string contains a valid float. This is inclusive of integers, and also supports exponents.

public static bool IsValidHexNumber(this string instance, bool withPrefix = false);

Returns true if this string contains a valid hexadecimal number. If withPrefix is true, then a validity of the hexadecimal number is determined by 0x prefix, for instance: 0xDEADC0DE.

public static bool IsValidHtmlColor(this string instance);

Returns true if this string contains a valid color in hexadecimal HTML notation. Other HTML notations such as named colors or hsl() aren't considered valid by this method and will return false.

public static bool IsValidIPAddress(this string instance);

Returns true if this string contains only a well-formatted IPv4 or IPv6 address. This method considers reserved IP addresses such as 0.0.0.0 as valid.

public static bool IsValidIdentifier(this string instance);

Returns true if this string is a valid identifier. A valid identifier may contain only letters, digits and underscores (_) and the first character may not be a digit.

public static bool IsValidInt(this string instance);

Returns true if this string contains a valid int.

public static string JSONEscape(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the JSON standard.

public static string Left(this string instance, int pos);

Returns an amount of characters from the left of the string.

public static bool Match(this string instance, string expr, bool caseSensitive = true);

Do a simple case sensitive expression match, using ? and * wildcards.

public static bool MatchN(this string instance, string expr);

Do a simple case insensitive expression match, using ? and * wildcards.

public static byte[] Md5Buffer(this string instance);

Returns the MD5 hash of the string as an array of bytes.

public static string Md5Text(this string instance);

Returns the MD5 hash of the string as a string.

public static int NocasecmpTo(this string instance, string to);

Performs a case-insensitive comparison to another string and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.

public static string PadDecimals(this string instance, int digits);

Format a number to have an exact number of digits after the decimal point.

public static string PadZeros(this string instance, int digits);

Format a number to have an exact number of digits before the decimal point.

public static string PathJoin(this string instance, string file);

If the string is a path, this concatenates VideoStream.File at the end of the string as a subpath. E.g. "this/is".PathJoin("path") == "this/is/path".

public static int RFind(this string instance, string what, int from = -1, bool caseSensitive = true);

Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or -1. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the beginning of the string.

public static int RFindN(this string instance, string what, int from = -1);

Returns the index of the last case-insensitive occurrence of the specified string in this instance, or -1. Optionally, the starting search index can be specified, continuing to the beginning of the string.

public static string ReplaceN(this string instance, string what, string forwhat);

Replace occurrences of a substring for different ones inside the string, but search case-insensitive.

public static string Right(this string instance, int pos);

Returns the right side of the string from a given position.

public static byte[] Sha1Buffer(this string instance);

Returns the SHA-1 hash of the string as an array of bytes.

public static string Sha1Text(this string instance);

Returns the SHA-1 hash of the string as a string.

public static byte[] Sha256Buffer(this string instance);

Returns the SHA-256 hash of the string as an array of bytes.

public static string Sha256Text(this string instance);

Returns the SHA-256 hash of the string as a string.

public static float Similarity(this string instance, string text);

Returns the similarity index of the text compared to this string. 1 means totally similar and 0 means totally dissimilar.

public static string SimplifyPath(this string instance);

Returns a simplified canonical path.

public static string[] Split(this string instance, string divisor, bool allowEmpty = true);

Split the string by a divisor string, return an array of the substrings. Example "One,Two,Three" will return ["One","Two","Three"] if split by ",".

public static float[] SplitFloats(this string instance, string divisor, bool allowEmpty = true);

Split the string in floats by using a divisor string, return an array of the substrings. Example "1,2.5,3" will return [1,2.5,3] if split by ",".

public static string StripEdges(this string instance, bool left = true, bool right = true);

Returns a copy of the string stripped of any non-printable character (including tabulations, spaces and line breaks) at the beginning and the end. The optional arguments are used to toggle stripping on the left and right edges respectively.

public static string StripEscapes(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string stripped of any escape character. These include all non-printable control characters of the first page of the ASCII table (< 32), such as tabulation (\t) and newline (\n and \r) characters, but not spaces.

public static string Substr(this string instance, int from, int len);

Returns part of the string from the position PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.From, with length len.

public static byte[] ToAsciiBuffer(this string instance);

Converts the String (which is a character array) to PackedByteArray (which is an array of bytes). The conversion is faster compared to StringExtensions.ToUtf8Buffer, as this method assumes that all the characters in the String are ASCII characters.

public static string ToCamelCase(this string instance);

Returns the string converted to camelCase.

public static float ToFloat(this string instance);

Converts a string, containing a decimal number, into a float.

public static int ToInt(this string instance);

Converts a string, containing an integer number, into an int.

public static string ToKebabCase(this string instance);

Returns the string converted to kebab-case.

public static string ToPascalCase(this string instance);

Returns the string converted to PascalCase.

public static string ToSnakeCase(this string instance);

Returns the string converted to snake_case.

public static byte[] ToUtf16Buffer(this string instance);

Converts the string (which is an array of characters) to a UTF-16 encoded array of bytes.

public static byte[] ToUtf32Buffer(this string instance);

Converts the string (which is an array of characters) to a UTF-32 encoded array of bytes.

public static byte[] ToUtf8Buffer(this string instance);

Converts the string (which is an array of characters) to a UTF-8 encoded array of bytes. The conversion is a bit slower than StringExtensions.ToAsciiBuffer, but supports all UTF-8 characters. Therefore, you should prefer this function over StringExtensions.ToAsciiBuffer.

public static string TrimPrefix(this string instance, string prefix);

Removes a given string from the start if it starts with it or leaves the string unchanged.

public static string TrimSuffix(this string instance, string suffix);

Removes a given string from the end if it ends with it or leaves the string unchanged.

public static string URIDecode(this string instance);

Decodes a string in URL encoded format. This is meant to decode parameters in a URL when receiving an HTTP request. This mostly wraps around System.Uri.UnescapeDataString(System.String), but also handles +. See StringExtensions.URIEncode for encoding.

public static string URIEncode(this string instance);

Encodes a string to URL friendly format. This is meant to encode parameters in a URL when sending an HTTP request. This wraps around System.Uri.EscapeDataString(System.String). See StringExtensions.URIDecode for decoding.

public static string ValidateNodeName(this string instance);

Removes any characters from the string that are prohibited in Entity names (. : @ / ").

public static string XMLEscape(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with special characters escaped using the XML standard.

public static string? XMLUnescape(this string instance);

Returns a copy of the string with escaped characters replaced by their meanings according to the XML standard.