Functions
UG_API void	ug::AppendCounterToString (std::string &str, std::string indicator, int counter, int maxCounter=-1)
	appends a counter number to a string More...

UG_API std::string	ug::AppendSpacesToString (std::string &str, int totalLength)
	padding a string with spaces to predefined length More...

UG_API bool	ug::Contains (const std::string &str, const std::string &search)
	Checks whether given string contains a specified substring. More...

UG_API std::string	ug::FilenameAndPathWithoutExtension (std::string str)
	returns the best guess of the filename and path from given string More...

UG_API std::string	ug::FilenameWithoutExtension (std::string str)
	returns the best guess of the filename from given string More...

UG_API std::string	ug::FilenameWithoutPath (const std::string &str)
	returns best guess of a filename from a given string More...

UG_API std::vector< std::string >	ug::FindDuplicates (const std::vector< std::string > &vec)
	Finds and returns all duplicate elements of given vector. More...

std::string::size_type	ug::GetDirectorySeperatorPos (const std::string &str)
	determines last occurrence of '/' or '\' More...

string	ug::GetFileLine (const char *filename, size_t line)
	get a specific line of a file More...

string	ug::GetFileLines (const char *filename, size_t fromline, size_t toline, bool includeLineNumbers)
	get some specified lines of a file More...

UG_API std::string	ug::GetFilenameExtension (const std::string &str)
	returns the best guess of a file extensions from given string More...

template<>
UG_API size_t	ug::hash_key (const std::string &str)
	creates a hash key from a string value More...

UG_API bool	ug::IsLonger (const std::string &a, const std::string &b)
	checks whether second string is longer than first string More...

UG_API size_t	ug::LevenshteinDistance (const std::string &s1, const std::string &s2)
	Calculate Levenshtein Distance of to strings. More...

int	ug::NumberOfDigits (int n)
	returns the number of digits of an integer (expressed with base 10) More...

UG_API std::string	ug::PathFromFilename (const std::string &str)
	returns best guess of a path without a filename from a given string More...

void	ug::RemoveWhitespaceFromString (std::string &string)
	removes all white space from a string, also within the string More...

string	ug::repeat (char c, int nr)
	Builds a string with specified repetitions of given character. More...

UG_API std::string	ug::ReplaceAll (std::string target, const std::string &oldstr, const std::string &newstr)
	Substitutes substrings of given string with other substrings. More...

UG_API std::string	ug::SnipString (const std::string &str, size_t totalSize, size_t replaceLast=0, const char replace='.')
	creates a truncated string and may add truncation symbol at end More...

UG_API std::string	ug::SnipStringFront (const std::string &str, size_t totalSize, size_t replaceFront=0, const char replace='.')
	creates a truncated string and may add truncation symbol at front More...

UG_API bool	ug::StartsWith (const std::string &str, const std::string &search)
	checks whether a given string starts with a specified substring More...

vector< string >	ug::TokenizeString (const char *str, const char delimiter=',')
	splits the string into parts based on a separating character More...

UG_API std::vector< std::string >	ug::TokenizeString (const std::string &str, const char delimiter=',')
	splits the string into parts based on a separating character More...

UG_API void	ug::TokenizeString (const std::string &str, std::vector< std::string > &vToken, const char delimiter=',')
	splits the string into parts based on a separating char More...

UG_API std::vector< std::string >	ug::TokenizeTrimString (const std::string &str, const char delimiter=',')
	splits the string into trimmed parts based on a separating char More...

UG_API void	ug::TokenizeTrimString (const std::string &str, std::vector< std::string > &vToken, const char delimiter=',')
	splits the string into trimmed parts based on a separating char More...

UG_API std::string	ug::ToLower (std::string str)
	Returns a lower case version of the specified string. More...

template<typename T >
std::string	ug::ToString (const T &t)
	Convert a object supporting '`std::cout << obj`' to a string. More...

UG_API std::string	ug::ToUpper (std::string str)
	Returns an upper case version of the specified string. More...

UG_API std::string	ug::TrimString (const std::string &str)
	removes all white space from the front and end of a string More...

bool	ug::WildcardMatch (const char str, const char pattern)
	wildcard matches like bla.* or *.bla or t?st More...

UG_API std::string	ug::XMLStringEscape (std::string s)
	returns a string suitable for XML files this functions escapes the characters <, >, ', " and & More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

◆ AppendCounterToString()

UG_API void ug::AppendCounterToString	(	std::string &	str,
		std::string	indicator,
		int	counter,
		int	maxCounter = `-1`
	)

appends a counter number to a string

This functions appends to a string a counter preceded by some indicator. If a maxCounter is passed, the field is adjusted to the maximum needed width and additional space is filled by zeros.

Parameters

[in,out]	str	string to append the counter
[in]	indicator	some string preceding the counter
[in]	counter	counter added
[in]	maxCounter	maximum counter to be added

◆ AppendSpacesToString()

UG_API std::string ug::AppendSpacesToString	(	std::string &	str,
		int	totalLength
	)

padding a string with spaces to predefined length

Appends spaces to the given string so that the resulting string has a predefined length of totalLength

Parameters

[in]	str	string to be padded
[in]	totalLength	desired total length of the string

Returns: padded string

◆ Contains()

UG_API bool ug::Contains	(	const std::string &	str,
		const std::string &	search
	)

Checks whether given string contains a specified substring.

Checks whether str contains search.

Parameters

[in]	str	string
[in]	search	string to search for

Returns: true if str contains search; false otherwise

◆ FilenameAndPathWithoutExtension()

UG_API std::string ug::FilenameAndPathWithoutExtension ( std::string str )

returns the best guess of the filename and path from given string

returns the part of the string without extension (e.g. /sw/bla.txt -> bla)

Parameters

[in] str to retrieve filename from

Returns: best guess of the filename without extension; if no guess can be made, the whole string is returned

◆ FilenameWithoutExtension()

UG_API std::string ug::FilenameWithoutExtension ( std::string str )

returns the best guess of the filename from given string

returns the part of the string without path and extension (e.g. /sw/bla.txt -> bla)

Parameters

[in] str to retrieve filename from

Returns: best guess of the filename without path and extension; if no guess can be made, the whole string is returned

◆ FilenameWithoutPath()

UG_API std::string ug::FilenameWithoutPath ( const std::string & str )

returns best guess of a filename from a given string

returns the part of the string after the last '/' or '\' character (e.g. /sw/bla.txt -> bla.txt)

Parameters

[in] str to retrieve the filename from

Returns: best guess of the file name from given path; if no guess can be made the complete string is returned

◆ FindDuplicates()

UG_API std::vector<std::string> ug::FindDuplicates ( const std::vector< std::string > & vec )

Finds and returns all duplicate elements of given vector.

Searches for duplicates in the specified vector and returns a vector containing all elements that occur multiple times.

Parameters

[in] vec vector to analyze

Returns: a vector containing all elements that occur multiple times

◆ GetDirectorySeperatorPos()

std::string::size_type ug::GetDirectorySeperatorPos ( const std::string & str )

determines last occurrence of '/' or '\'

Parameters

[in] str string to lock in

Returns: position of the last occurrence of '/' or '\' in str; returns std::string::npos if none are found

◆ GetFileLine()

UG_API std::string ug::GetFileLine	(	const char *	filename,
		size_t	line
	)

get a specific line of a file

Parameters

filename	file name
line	line number to extract

Returns: the line of the file

References ug::GetFileLines().

Referenced by ug::bridge::FunctionInfo(), ug::bridge::GetLuaFileAndLine(), ug::bridge::GetLuaLine(), ug::bridge::LuaCurrentLine(), ug::bridge::LuaGetScriptFunctionString(), ug::bridge::LuaStackTraceString(), and ug::script::UpdateDepth().

◆ GetFileLines()

UG_API std::string ug::GetFileLines	(	const char *	filename,
		size_t	fromline,
		size_t	toline,
		bool	includeLineNumbers
	)

get some specified lines of a file

Parameters

[in]	filename	file name
[in]	fromline	line number to start from
[in]	toline	line number to stop at
[in]	includeLineNumbers	if true, add the line number in front of each line and a tab.

Returns: lines fromline to toline of file filename.

References PROFILE_FUNC.

Referenced by ug::bridge::LUACompiler::createC(), ug::script::DebugList(), ug::GetFileLine(), ug::GetFileLinesParallel(), and ug::LUAParserClass::parse_luaFunction_StackTop().

◆ GetFilenameExtension()

UG_API std::string ug::GetFilenameExtension ( const std::string & str )

returns the best guess of a file extensions from given string

returns the extension of the filename (e.g. /sw/bla.txt -> txt). Everything after the last dot ('.') of str is considered the file extension.

Parameters

[in] str to retrieve file extension from

Returns: best guess of the file extension; empty string if no guess can be made

◆ hash_key()

template<>

UG_API size_t ug::hash_key ( const std::string & str )

creates a hash key from a string value

this template function creates a hash key for a string value

Parameters

[in] str string to create hash for

Returns: hash key for given key

Note: Implementation is copied from some book or website. Can't remember... (sreiter)

◆ IsLonger()

UG_API bool ug::IsLonger	(	const std::string &	a,
		const std::string &	b
	)

checks whether second string is longer than first string

This can be used to get the longest string in a vector of strings:

int maxLength = (*max_element(vecStr.begin(), vecStr.end(), IsLonger)).size();

Parameters

[in]	a
[in]	b

Returns: true if b is longer then a; false otherwise

◆ LevenshteinDistance()

UG_API size_t ug::LevenshteinDistance	(	const std::string &	s1,
		const std::string &	s2
	)

Calculate Levenshtein Distance of to strings.

Levenshtein distance calculates the minimum number of edits to transform one string into the other with allowable edit operations insertion, deletion, or substitution of a single character.

Note: taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance (check copyright or recreate!)

Parameters

[in]	s1	string 1
[in]	s2	string 2

Returns: minimum number of edits needed to transform one string into the other

◆ NumberOfDigits()

UG_API int ug::NumberOfDigits ( int n )

returns the number of digits of an integer (expressed with base 10)

Determines the number of digits for the passed base-10 number. A minus sign is ignored.

Parameters

[in] n number to count the number of digits

Returns: number of digits

Referenced by ug::AppendCounterToString(), and ug::operator<<().

◆ PathFromFilename()

UG_API std::string ug::PathFromFilename ( const std::string & str )

returns best guess of a path without a filename from a given string

returns the part of the string before the last '/' or '\' character (e.g. /sw/bla.txt -> /sw/)

Parameters

[in] str to retrieve the filename from

Returns: best guess of the file name from given path; if no guess can be made '.' is returned

◆ RemoveWhitespaceFromString()

UG_API void ug::RemoveWhitespaceFromString ( std::string & string )

removes all white space from a string, also within the string

Parameters

[in,out] string the string to modify

Referenced by ug::check_subset_strings(), ug::IElemAssembleFuncs< IElemDisc< TDomain >, TDomain >::clear_add_fct(), ug::ExplicitGridFunctionVector< TGridFunction >::ExplicitGridFunctionVector(), ug::GridFunctionVectorData< TGridFunction >::GridFunctionVectorData(), ug::InitLinearManifoldSubsetHandler(), ug::OutNormCmp< TDomain >::OutNormCmp(), ug::IElemDiscBase< TDomain >::set_subsets(), and ug::SubsetIndicatorUserData< TDomain >::SubsetIndicatorUserData().

◆ repeat()

UG_API std::string ug::repeat	(	char	c,
		int	nr
	)

Builds a string with specified repetitions of given character.

Parameters

[in]	c	the character
[in]	nr	number of times to repeat `c`

Returns: string with nr times c

Referenced by ug::LUAParserClass::createC(), ug::LUAParserClass::createRT(), ug::script::LuaCallHook(), ug::bridge::LuaPrintTable(), ug::AlgebraicConvCheck< TVector >::post(), ug::StdConvCheck< TVector >::post(), ug::CompositeConvCheck< TVector, TDomain >::post(), ug::IApproximationSpace::print_layout_statistic(), ug::AlgebraicConvCheck< TVector >::print_offset(), ug::StdConvCheck< TVector >::print_offset(), ug::CompositeConvCheck< TVector, TDomain >::print_offset(), ug::IApproximationSpace::print_statistic(), ug::PrintDoFCount(), ug::AlgebraicConvCheck< TVector >::start(), ug::CompositeConvCheck< TVector, TDomain >::start(), ug::StdConvCheck< TVector >::start_defect(), and ug::Table< T >::stream().

◆ ReplaceAll()

UG_API std::string ug::ReplaceAll	(	std::string	target,
		const std::string &	oldstr,
		const std::string &	newstr
	)

Substitutes substrings of given string with other substrings.

Replaces each substring of target string that is equal to oldstr with newstr

Parameters

[in]	target	string to modify
[in]	oldstr	string to raplace
[in]	newstr	replacement string

Returns: a copy of the specified target string where all occurences of oldstr are replaced with newstr.

◆ SnipString()

UG_API std::string ug::SnipString	(	const std::string &	str,
		size_t	totalSize,
		size_t	replaceLast = `0`,
		const char	replace = `'.'`
	)

creates a truncated string and may add truncation symbol at end

Parameters

[in]	string	the string to modify
[in]	totalSize	the total size of snippet
[in]	replaceLast	the number of last chars to be replaced by symbol
[in]	replace	the replace symbol

Returns: the modified string

◆ SnipStringFront()

UG_API std::string ug::SnipStringFront	(	const std::string &	str,
		size_t	totalSize,
		size_t	replaceFront = `0`,
		const char	replace = `'.'`
	)

creates a truncated string and may add truncation symbol at front

Parameters

[in]	string	the string to modify
[in]	totalSize	the total size of snippet
[in]	replaceLast	the number of last chars to be replaced by symbol
[in]	replace	the replace symbol

Returns: the modified string

◆ StartsWith()

UG_API bool ug::StartsWith	(	const std::string &	str,
		const std::string &	search
	)

checks whether a given string starts with a specified substring

Checks whether str starts with search.

Parameters

[in]	str	string
[in]	search	string to search for

Returns: true if str starts with search; false otherwise

◆ TokenizeString() [1/3]

UG_API std::vector< std::string > ug::TokenizeString	(	const char *	str,
		const char	delimiter = `','`
	)

splits the string into parts based on a separating character

returns the string parts using a separator char in order to indicate parts

Parameters

[in]	str	original string
[in]	delimiter	char used as separator

Returns: tokenized parts

References ug::TokenizeString().

◆ TokenizeString() [2/3]

UG_API std::vector<std::string> ug::TokenizeString	(	const std::string &	str,
		const char	delimiter = `','`
	)

splits the string into parts based on a separating character

returns the string parts using a separator char in order to indicate parts

Parameters

[in]	str	original string
[in]	delimiter	char used as separator

Returns: tokenized parts

◆ TokenizeString() [3/3]

UG_API void ug::TokenizeString	(	const std::string &	str,
		std::vector< std::string > &	vToken,
		const char	delimiter = `','`
	)

splits the string into parts based on a separating char

the string parts using a separator char in order to indicate parts

Note: any prior content of vToken will get deleted

Parameters

[in]	str	original string
[in,out]	vToken	tokenized parts
[in]	delimiter	char used as separator

◆ TokenizeTrimString() [1/2]

UG_API std::vector<std::string> ug::TokenizeTrimString	(	const std::string &	str,
		const char	delimiter = `','`
	)

splits the string into trimmed parts based on a separating char

returns the string parts separated by delimiter and trims all parts

Parameters

[in]	str	original string
[in]	delimiter	char used as separator

Returns: tokenized and trimmed parts

◆ TokenizeTrimString() [2/2]

UG_API void ug::TokenizeTrimString	(	const std::string &	str,
		std::vector< std::string > &	vToken,
		const char	delimiter = `','`
	)

splits the string into trimmed parts based on a separating char

places the generated tokens in the given vector.

Note: any prior content of vToken will get deleted

Parameters

[in]	str	original string
[in,out]	vToken	tokenized parts
[in]	delimiter	char used as separator

◆ ToLower()

UG_API std::string ug::ToLower ( std::string str )

Returns a lower case version of the specified string.

Note: this function does not support custom locales. Thus, only ascii strings shall be specified.

Parameters

[in] str string to convert

Returns: a lower case version of the specified string

◆ ToString()

template<typename T >

std::string ug::ToString ( const T & t )

inline

Convert a object supporting 'std::cout << obj' to a string.

Template Parameters

T	type of the object; must support `std::ostream operator<<()`

Parameters

[in] t object to convert to string

Returns: a string with the object as if you would use operator << (like std::cout)

Referenced by ug::AssembledMultiGridCycle< TDomain, TAlgebra >::log_debug_data(), ug::operator<<(), ug::StringTableStream::operator<<(), ug::StringTableStream::repeat_col(), ug::StringTableStream::set(), and ug::StdTransfer< TDomain, TAlgebra >::write_debug().

◆ ToUpper()

UG_API std::string ug::ToUpper ( std::string str )

Returns an upper case version of the specified string.

Note: this function does not support custom locales. Thus, only ascii strings shall be specified.

Parameters

[in] str string to convert

Returns: an upper case version of the specified string

◆ TrimString()

UG_API std::string ug::TrimString ( const std::string & str )

removes all white space from the front and end of a string

Parameters

[in] string the string to modify

Returns: the modified string

◆ WildcardMatch()

UG_API bool ug::WildcardMatch	(	const char *	str,
		const char *	pattern
	)

wildcard matches like bla.* or *.bla or t?st

Parameters

[in]	str	a string
[in]	pattern	a pattern with wildcards * or ?

Returns: true if match otherwise false

References UG_ASSERT.

Referenced by ug::bridge::RegisterBridge_Misc(), and ug::DebugIDManager::set_debug_level().

◆ XMLStringEscape()

UG_API std::string ug::XMLStringEscape ( std::string s )

returns a string suitable for XML files this functions escapes the characters <, >, ', " and &

See also: http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/XML/xml_escape_chars.htm

Parameters

[in] s

Returns: escaped string

this function replaces XML special characters with their escaped versions: & -> & " -> " ' -> "' < -> <

-> >

Parameters

s	a normal text

Returns: a text where special XML characters are escaped

Functions

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

◆ AppendCounterToString()

◆ AppendSpacesToString()

◆ Contains()

◆ FilenameAndPathWithoutExtension()

◆ FilenameWithoutExtension()

◆ FilenameWithoutPath()

◆ FindDuplicates()

◆ GetDirectorySeperatorPos()

◆ GetFileLine()

◆ GetFileLines()

◆ GetFilenameExtension()

◆ hash_key()

◆ IsLonger()

◆ LevenshteinDistance()

◆ NumberOfDigits()

◆ PathFromFilename()

◆ RemoveWhitespaceFromString()

◆ repeat()

◆ ReplaceAll()

◆ SnipString()

◆ SnipStringFront()

◆ StartsWith()

◆ TokenizeString() [1/3]

◆ TokenizeString() [2/3]

◆ TokenizeString() [3/3]

◆ TokenizeTrimString() [1/2]

◆ TokenizeTrimString() [2/2]

◆ ToLower()

◆ ToString()

◆ ToUpper()

◆ TrimString()

◆ WildcardMatch()

◆ XMLStringEscape()