Miscellaneous Functions

This chapter lists some useful functions from the module MAD.utility that are complementary to the standard library for manipulating files, strings, tables, and more.

Files Functions

openfile(filename_, mode_, extension_)

filexists(filename)

fileisnewer(filename1, filename2, timeattr_)

filesplitname(filename)

mockfile

Formating Functions

printf(str, ...)

fprintf(file, str, ...)

assertf(str, ...)

errorf(str, ...)

Strings Functions

strinter(str, var, policy_)

strtrim(str, ini_)

strnum(str, ini_)

strident(str, ini_)

strquote(str, ini_)

strbracket(str, ini_)

strsplit(str, seps, ini_)

strqsplit(str, seps, ini_)

strqsplitall(str, seps, ini_, r_)

is_identifier(str)

Tables Functions

kpairs(tbl, n_)

tblrep(val, n_, tbldst_)

tblicpy(tblsrc, mtflag_, tbldst_)

tblcpy(tblsrc, mtflag_, tbldst_)

tbldeepcpy(tblsrc, mtflag_, xrefs_, tbldst_)

tblcat(tblsrc1, tblsrc2, mtflag_, tbldst_)

tblorder(tbl, key, n_)

Iterable Functions

rep(x, n_)

clearidxs(a, i_, j_)

setidxs(a, k_, i_, j_)

bsearch(tbl, val, [cmp_, ] low_, high_)

lsearch(tbl, val, [cmp_, ] low_, high_)

monotonic(tbl, [strict_, ] [cmp_, ] low_, high_)

Mappable Functions

clearkeys(a, pred_)

setkeys(a, k_, i_, j_)

countkeys(a)

keyscount(a, c_)

val2keys(a)

Conversion Functions

log2num(log)

num2log(num)

num2str(num)

int2str(int)

str2str(str)

str2cmp(str)

tbl2str(tbl, sep_)

str2tbl(str, match_, ini_)

lst2tbl(lst, tbl_)

tbl2lst(tbl, lst_)

Generic Functions

same(a, ...)

copy(a, ...)

tostring(a, ...)

totable(a, ...)

toboolean(a)

Special Functions

pause(msg_, val_)

atexit(fun, uniq_)

runonce(fun, ...)

collectlocal(fun_, env_)