TextUtils.h

/***********************************************************************
    created:    30/5/2004
    author:     Paul D Turner

    purpose:    Interface to a static class containing some utility
                functions for text / string operations
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUITextUtils_h_
#define _CEGUITextUtils_h_

#include "CEGUI/Base.h"
#include "CEGUI/String.h"
#include <vector>

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
class CEGUIEXPORT TextUtils
{
public:
    /*************************************************************************
        Constants
    *************************************************************************/
    static const String DefaultWhitespace;      
    static const String DefaultAlphanumerical;  
    static const String DefaultWrapDelimiters;  


    /*************************************************************************
        Methods
    *************************************************************************/
    static  String  getNextWord(const String& str, String::size_type start_idx = 0, const String& delimiters = DefaultWhitespace);


    static  String::size_type   getWordStartIdx(const String& str, String::size_type idx);


    static  String::size_type   getNextWordStartIdx(const String& str, String::size_type idx);


    static  void    trimLeadingChars(String& str, const String& chars);


    static  void    trimTrailingChars(String& str, const String& chars);

private:
    /*************************************************************************
        Data
    *************************************************************************/
    static  String      d_delimiters;           
    static  String      d_whitespace;           


    /*************************************************************************
        Construction / Destruction
    *************************************************************************/
    TextUtils(void);
    ~TextUtils(void);
};

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#endif  // end of guard _CEGUITextUtils_h_