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Name

SPVM::Fn - SPVM Starndard Functions

Usage

  use Fn;
  
  # Cut a newline LF
  my $line = (mutable string)copy "abc\n";
  Fn->chomp($line);
  
  # Contains
  my $found = Fn->contains("pppabcde", "bcd");
  
  # Split
  my $csv = "foo,bar,baz";
  my $items = Fn->split(",", $string);
  
  # Join
  my $items = ["foo", "bar", "baz"];
  my $csv = Fn->join(",", $items);
  
  # Constant values
  my $byte_max = Fn->BYTE_MAX();
  my $short_max = Fn->SHORT_MAX();
  my $int_max = Fn->INT_MAX();
  my $long_max = Fn->LONG_MAX();
  

Description

Fn module provides SPVM Starndard Functions. Fn contains number, string and array utilities.

Enumerations

GET_CODE_POINT_ERROR_OVER_STRING_RANGE

Returns -1. The return type is the int type.

GET_CODE_POINT_ERROR_INVALID_UTF8

Returns -2. The return type is the int type.

Class Methods

BYTE_MAX

  static method BYTE_MAX : int ();

The same as "INT8_MAX".

BYTE_MIN

  static method BYTE_MIN : int ();

The same as "INT8_MIN".

DBL_MAX

  static method DBL_MAX : double ();

Returns the value of DBL_MAX macro defined in float.h header of C language.

DBL_MIN

  static method DBL_MIN : double ();

Returns the value of DBL_MIN macro defined in float.h header of C language.

DOUBLE_MAX

  static method DOUBLE_MAX : double ();

The same as "DBL_MAX".

DOUBLE_MIN

  static method DOUBLE_MIN : double ();

The same as "DBL_MIN".

FLOAT_MAX

  static method FLOAT_MAX : float ();

The same as "FLT_MAX".

FLOAT_MIN

  static method FLOAT_MIN : float();

The same as "FLT_MIN".

FLT_MAX

  static method FLT_MAX : float ();

Returns the value of FLT_MAX macro defined in float.h header of C language.

FLT_MIN

  static method FLT_MIN : float ();

Returns the value of FLT_MIN macro defined in float.h header of C language.

INT16_MAX

  static method INT16_MAX : int ();

Returns 32767. The maximum value of the signed 16bit integer.

INT16_MIN

  static method INT16_MIN : int ();

Returns -32768. The minimal value of the signed 16bit integer.

INT32_MAX

  static method INT32_MAX : int ();

Returns 2147483647. The maximum value of the signed 32bit integer.

INT32_MIN

  static method INT32_MIN : int ();

Returns -2147483648. The minimal value of the signed 32bit integer.

INT64_MAX

  static method INT64_MAX : long ();

Returns 9223372036854775807. The maximum value of the signed 64bit integer.

INT64_MIN

  static method INT64_MIN : long ();

Returns -9223372036854775808. The minimal value of the signed 64bit integer.

INT8_MAX

  static method INT8_MAX : int ();

Returns 127. The maximum value of the signed 8bit integer.

INT8_MIN

  static method INT8_MIN : int ();

Returns -128. The minimal value of the signed 8bit integer.

INT_MAX

  static method INT_MAX : int ();

The same as "INT32_MAX".

INT_MIN

  static method INT_MIN : int ();

The same as "INT32_MIN".

LONG_MAX

  static method LONG_MAX : long ();

The same as "INT64_MAX".

LONG_MIN

  static method LONG_MIN : long ();

The same as "INT64_MIN".

RAND_MAX

  static method RAND_MAX : int ();

Returns 2147483647.

SHORT_MAX

  static method SHORT_MAX : int ();

The same as "INT16_MAX".

SHORT_MIN

  static method SHORT_MIN : int ();

The same as "INT16_MIN".

UBYTE_MAX

  static method UBYTE_MAX : int ();

The same as "UINT8_MAX".

UINT16_MAX

  static method UINT16_MAX : int ();

Returns -1. This represents 0xFFFF in the unsigned 16bit integer in 2's complement.

UINT32_MAX

  static method UINT32_MAX : int ();

Returns -1. This represents 0xFFFFFFFF in the unsigned 32bit integer in 2's complement.

UINT64_MAX

  static method UINT64_MAX : long ();

Returns -1. This represents 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF in the unsigned 64bit integer in 2's complement.

UINT8_MAX

  static method UINT8_MAX : int ();

Returns -1. This represents 0xFF in the unsigned 8bit integer in 2's complement.

UINT_MAX

  static method UINT_MAX : int ();

The same as "UINT32_MAX".

ULONG_MAX

  static method ULONG_MAX : long

The same as "UINT64_MAX".

USHORT_MAX

  static method USHORT_MAX : int ();

The same as "UINT16_MAX".

abs

  static method abs : int ($value : int);

Returns the absolute value of the $value.

chomp

  static method chomp : void ($string : mutable string);

Removes \r\n or \n at the end of the $string.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

chompr

  static method chompr : string ($string : string);

Copies the $string and removes \r\n or \n at the end of the copied string and returns it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

chr

  static method chr : string ($code_point : int);

Converts the $code_point to the UTF-8 character and return it.

If the $code_point is not a Unicode scalar value, return undef.

contains

  static method contains : int ($string : string, $substring : string, $string_offset = 0 : int, $string_length = -1 : int);

The alias for the following code using ""index".

  my $ret = Fn->index($string, $substring, $string_offset, $string_length) >= 0;

copy_string

  static method copy_string : string ($string : string);

The alias for the following code using the copy operator

  my $ret = copy $string;

crand

  static method crand : int ($seed : int*);

Create a random number from 0 to "RAND_MAX" using the $seed and return it.

The $seed is updated.

This method is thread safe.

Examples:

  use Time;
  my $seed = (int)Time->time;
  my $crand0 = Fn->crand(\$seed);
  my $crand1 = Fn->crand(\$seed);

equals_string_range

  static method equals_string_range : int ($string1 : string, $string1_offset : int, $string2 : string, $string2_offset : int, $length : int);

Compares $string1 + $string1_offset with $string2 + $string2_offset by the $length. If they are euqal, returns 1, otherwise returns 0.

If the $length is 0, returns 1.

Exceptions:

The $string1 must be defined.

The $string2 must be defined.

The $string1_offset must be greater than or equal to 0.

The $string2_offset must be greater than or equal to 0.

get_code_point

  static method get_code_point : int ($string : string, $offset_ref : int*);

Parses the UTF-8 character at the value reffered by $offset_ref of the $string and return its Unicode code point.

The offset is updated to the position of the next UTF-8 character.

If the offset is greater than the length of the string, return the value of "GET_CODE_POINT_ERROR_OVER_STRING_RANGE".

If the UTF-8 character is invalid, return the value of "GET_CODE_POINT_ERROR_INVALID_UTF8".

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $offset must be greater than or equal to 0.

hex

  static method hex : int ($hex_string : string);

Converts the $hex_string to the int value and return it.

Exceptions:

The $hex string must be defined.

The length of the $hex string must be 1 to 8.

The $hex string must contain only hex characters 0-9a-zA-Z.

index

  static method index : int ($string : string, $substring : string, $string_offset = 0 : int, $string_length = -1 : int);

Searches for the $substring in the range of the $string from the $string_offset to the position proceeded by the $string_length.

If the $substring is found, returns the found offset, otherwise returns -1.

If the $string_length is less than 0, the $string_length is calculated from the length of the $string and the $string_offset.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $substring must be defined.

The $string_offset must be greater than or equal to 0.

The $string_offset + the $string_length must be less than or equal to the length of the $string.

init_string

  static method init_string : void ($string : mutable string, $ascii_code = 0 : int, $offset = 0 int, $length = -1);

Sets the characters in the $string from the $offset to the position proceeded by the $length to the $ascii_code.

If the $length is less than 0, the $length is set to the length of the $string - the $offset.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $offset + the $length must be less than or equal to the length of the $string.

is_alnum

  static method is_alnum : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII alphanumeric A-Za-z0-9, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_alpha

  static method is_alpha : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII alphabetic A-Za-z, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_array

  static method is_array : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the type of the $object is the array type, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_array" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_blank

  static method is_blank : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII blank 0x20(SP, ' '), 0x09(HT, '\t'), return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_class

  static method is_class : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the type of the $object is the class type, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_class" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_cntrl

  static method is_cntrl : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII control character 0x00-0x1F, 0x7F, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_digit

  static method is_digit : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII decimal digit 0-9, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_graph

  static method is_graph : int ($code_point : int);

If the $character is an ASCII graphical character 0x21-0x7E, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_hex_digit

  static method is_hex_digit : int ($code_point : int);

If the $character is a hexadecimal digit 0-9a-fA-F, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_lower

  static method is_lower : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII lowercase character a-z, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_mulnum_array

  static method is_mulnum_array : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the type of the $object is the multi-numeric array type, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_mulnum_array" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_numeric_array

  static method is_numeric_array : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the type of the $object is the numeric array type, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_numeric_array" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_object_array

  static method is_object_array : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the type of the $object is an object array type, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_object_array" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_perl_space

  static method is_perl_space : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an Perl ASCII space character 0x09(HT, '\t'), 0x0A(LF, '\n'), 0x0C(FF, '\f'), 0x0D(CR, '\r'), 0x20(SP, ' '), return 1. Otherwise return 0.

Note that prior to Perl v5.18, \s in ASCII mode did not match the vertical tab 0x0B(VT). is_perl_space is the same as this behavior.

Current Perl \s in ASCII mode is the same as "is_space".

is_perl_word

  static method is_perl_word : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an Perl ASCII word character a-zA-Z0-9_, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_pointer_class

  static method is_pointer_class : int ($object : object);

If the $object is defined and the $object is a pointer class, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

"is_pointer_class" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI is used to check the type.

is_print

  static method is_print : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $$code_point is an ASCII printable character 0x20-0x7E, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_punct

  static method is_punct : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII a punctuation character 0x21-0x2F, 0x3A-0x40, 0x5B-0x60, 0x7B-0x7E, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_space

  static method is_space : int ($code_point : int);

If the Unicode $code_point is an ASCII a white-space 0x09(HT, '\t'), 0x0A(LF, '\n'), 0x0B(VT), 0x0C(FF, '\f'), 0x0D(CR, '\r'), 0x20(SP, ' ') return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_upper

  static method is_upper : int ($code_point : int);

If the $code_point is an ASCII uppercase character A-Z, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

is_xdigit

  static method is_xdigit : int ($code_point : int);

If the $code_point is an ASCII hexadecimal digit 0-9A-Fa-f, return 1. Otherwise return 0.

join

  static method join : string ($separator : string, $strings : string[]);

Concatenates the $strings with the $separater and return it.

Exceptions:

The $strings must be defined.

The $separator must be defined.

labs

  static method labs : long ($value : long);

Returns the absolute value of the $value.

lc

  static method lc : string ($string : string);

Converts the ASCII uppercase characters A-Z in the $string to the corresponding ASCII lowercase characters a-z. And return it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

lcfirst

  static method lcfirst : string ($string : string);

If the first character of the $string is an ASCII uppercase character A-Z, it is converted to the corresponding ASCII lowercase characters a-z. And return the converted string.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

look_code_point

  static method look_code_point : int ($string : string, $offset_ref : int*);

The same as "get_code_point", but the offset is not updated.

memcpy

  static method memcpy : void ($dest : object, $dest_offset : int, $source : object, $source_offset : int, $length : int);

Copies the range of the $source to the the range of the $dest.

The range of the $dest is from the $offset to the position proceeded by the $length of the destination.

The range of the $source is from the $offset to the position proceeded by the $length of the source.

The unit of the $offset and the $length is byte size.

If the range of the $source and the range of the $dest overlap, the result is not guaranteed.

Exceptions:

The $dest must be defined.

The type of the $dest must be the string type, the numeric array type, or the multi-numeric array type.

The $source must be defined.

The type of the $source must be the string type, the numeric array type, or the multi-numeric array type.

The $dest must not be a read-only string.

The $length must be greater than or equal to 0.

The $dest_offset + the $length must be less than or equal to the length of the $dest.

The $source_offset + the $length must be less than or equal to the length of the $source.

memmove

  static method memmove : void ($dest : object, $dest_offset : int, $source : object, $source_offset : int, $length : int);

The same as "memcpy", but even if the range of the $source and the range of the $dest overlap, the result is guaranteed.

ord

  static method ord : int ($string : string);

The alias for the following code using "get_code_point".

  my $offset = 0;
  my $code_point = Fn->get_code_point($string, \$offset);

powi

  static method powi : int ($base : int, $exponant : int);

Calculates the exponentiation from the $base number and the $exponant number.

Exceptions:

The $exponant number must be greater than or equal to 0.

If the $base number is 0, the $exponant number can't be 0.

powl

  static method powl : long ($base : long, $exponant : long);

Calculates the exponentiation from the $base number and the $exponant number.

Exceptions:

The $exponant number must be greater than or equal to 0.

If the $base number is 0, the $exponant number can't be 0.

rand

  static method rand : double ($seed : int*);

Gets a 64bit floating point random number that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1 using the $seed.

The seed is updated.

This method is thread safe.

Examples:

  use Time;
  my $seed = (int)Time->time;
  my $rand0 = Fn->rand(\$seed);
  my $rand1 = Fn->rand(\$seed);

repeat

  static method repeat : double ($string : string, $count : int);

Concatenates the $string the number of times specified in the $count and return it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $repeat count must be greater than or equal to 0.

Examples:

  # "abcabcabc"
  my $repeat_string = Fn->repeat("abc", 3);

replace_chars

  static method replace_chars : void ($string : mutable string, $from_ch : int, $to_ch : int);

Replaces all characters specified by the second argument in the $string with the characters specified by the third argument.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

rindex

  static method rindex : int ($string : string, $substring : string, $offset = 0 : int, $length = -1 : int);

Searches for the substring in the range of the $string from the $offset to the position proceeded by the $length in the direction from back to front.

If the $substring is found, return the $found offset. Otherwise return -1.

If the length is less than 0, the length to the end of the string is calculated from the length of the string and the offset.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $substring must be defined.

The $offset must be greater than or equal to 0.

The $offset + the $length must be less than or equal to the length of the $string.

sizeof_native_int

  static method sizeof_native_int : int ();

Returns the native int size. This is the same value as sizeof(int) in C language.

sizeof_native_pointer

  static method sizeof_native_pointer : int ();

Returns the native pointer size. This is the same value as sizeof(void*) in C language.

shorten

    static method shorten : void ($string : mutable string, $length : int32_t);

Shortens the $string to the $length specified by the argument using "shorten" in SPVM::Document::NativeAPI.

If the length specified by the argument is greater than or equal to the length of the string, nothing is performed.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $length must be greater than or equal to 0.

shorten_null_char

  static method shorten_null_char : void ($string : mutable string);

Shortens the $string just before the first null character \0.

If null characters is not found, do nothing.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

Example:

  my $message = (mutable string)copy "foo\0bar";
  
  # "foo"
  my $message_shoten = Fn->shorten_null_char($message);
  

split

  static method split : string[] ($separator : string, $string : string, $limit = -1 : int);

If the $limit is less than 0, split the $string by the specific $separator and convert them to an string array and return it.

If the $limit is greater than than 0, the limit becomes the length of the maximam separated elements.

Exceptions:

The $separator must be defined.

The $string must be defined.

The $limit can't be 0.

substr

  static method substr : string ($string : string, $offset : int, $length = -1 : int);

Gets the substring from the $string. The extracting range of the string is from the $offset to the position proceeded by the $length, and returns it.

If the length is less than 0, the length to the end of the string is calculated from the length of the $string and the $offset.

to_code_points

  static method to_code_points : int[] ($string : string)

Converts the $string to the Unicode code points, and returns it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string contains a invalid Unicode code point.

to_double

  static method to_double : double ($string : string);

Converts the $string to the double value using strtod in C language.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string must be the string that can be parsed as a double number.

The $string must be a double number in the $correct range.

Examples:

  my $string = "1.25";
  my $num = Fn->to_double($string);

to_float

  static method to_float : float ($string : string);

Converts the $string to the double value using strtof in C language.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string must be the string that can be parsed as a float number.

The $string must be a float number in the $correct range.

Examples:

  my $string = "1.25";
  my $num = Fn->to_float($string);

to_int

  static method to_int : int ($string : string, $digit : int);

The alias for the following code using "to_int_with_base".

  my $ret = Fn->to_int_with_base($string, 10);

to_int_with_base

Converts the $string to the int value with $digit using strtol in C language.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string must be the string that can be parsed as an int number.

The $string must be an int number in the $correct range.

Examples:

  my $string = "-2147483648";
  my $num = Fn->to_int_with_base($string, 10);

to_long

  static method to_long : long ($string : string);

The alias for the following code using "to_long_with_base".

  my $ret = Fn->to_long_with_base($string, 10);

to_long_with_base

  static method to_long_with_base : long ($string : string, $digit : int);

Converts the $string to the long value with $digit using strtoll in C language.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $digit must be one of 2, 8, 10, or 16.

The $string must be the string that can be parsed as a long number.

The $string must be a long number in the $correct range.

Examples:

  my $string = "-9223372036854775808";
  my $num = Fn->to_long_with_base($string, 10);

to_lower

  static method to_lower : int ($code_point : int);

If the $code_point is the ASCII uppercase character A-Z, it is converted to the corresponding ASCII lowercase character a-z.

If the $code_point is not an ASCII uppercase character, return itself.

to_upper

  static method to_upper : int ($code_point : int);

If the $code_point is the ASCII lowercase character a-z, it is converted to the corresponding ASCII uppercase character A-Z.

If the $code_point is not an ASCII lowercase character, return itself.

to_utf8_chars

  static method to_utf8_chars : string[] ($string : string);

Converts the $string to UTF-8 characters, and returns it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string contains a invalid Unicode code point.

Examples:

  my $string = "あいうa";
  
  # ["あ", "い", "う", "a"]
  my $utf8_chars = Fn->to_utf8_chars($string);

tr

  static method tr : string ($string : string, $pattern : string, $replace : string)

Replaced the range of $pattern with the range of $replace in a $string and returns a replaced string.

The range must be the format a-z or a. If the format is a, it is converted to a-a.

  # The range format examples
  "a-z"
  "0-9"
  "a"
  "5"
  "0-9"
  "あ-ん"

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $pattern must be defined.

The $replace must be defined.

The $string contains a invalid Unicode code point.

Calling the get_code_point method in the Fn class to the $string returns an error code: $code_point.

The range format of the (pattern|replace) can't be contain a invalid Unicode code point.

Calling the get_code_point method in the Fn class to the (pattern|replace) returns an error code: $code_point.

The second character ot the range format of the (pattern|replace) must be \"-\".

The range format of the (pattern|replace) must be 1 or 3 characters.

Examples:

  {
    my $string = "0123456789";
    my $pattern = "0-9";
    my $replace = "0-9";
    
    # "0123456789"
    my $ret = Fn->tr($string, $pattern, $replace);
  }
  
  {
    my $string = "abcd";
    my $pattern = "a-c";
    my $replace = "x-z";
    
    # "xyzd"
    my $ret = Fn->tr($string, $pattern, $replace);
  }
}

trim

  static method trim : string ($string : string);

Removes the right and left spaces of the $string and return it.

The removed spaces is the same as the spaces "is_space" method returns 1.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

uc

  static method uc : string ($string : string);

Converts the ASCII lowercase characters a-z in the $string to the corresponding ASCII uppercase characters A-Z. And return it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

ucfirst

  static method ucfirst : string ($string : string);

If the first character of the $string is an ASCII lowercase characters a-z, it is converted to the corresponding ASCII uppercase character A-Z. And return the converted string.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

utf8_length

  static method utf8_length : int ($string : string)

Gets the length as a UTF-8 string from the $string, and returns it.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string contains a invalid Unicode code point.

Examples:

  # 3
  my $utf8_length = Fn->utf8_length("あいう");

utf8_substr

  static method utf8_substr : string ($string : string, $utf8_offset : int, $utf8_length = -1 : int);

Gets the substring from the $string. The extracting range of the string is from the $utf8_offset to the position proceeded by the $utf8_length, and returns it.

If the length is less than 0, the length to the end of the string is calculated from the length of the $string and the $utf8_offset.

Exceptions:

The $string must be defined.

The $string contains a invalid Unicode code point.

The $utf8_offset + the $utf8_length must be less than or equal to the UTF-8 length of the $string.

Examples:

  # "いえ"
  my $utf8_substr = Fn->utf8_substr("あいうえ", 1, 2);