Module source/parens

Type declaration

• inside: (str: string) => string[]

  • • (str: string): string[]

    • Takes string and returns array of strings containing what was inside any number of sets of parenthesis

      Basic usage example:

      const parens = require('stringman').parens; // or `import {parens} from 'stringman'`;
      const fromInside = parens.inside('this is ignored (and this is returned)');
      console.log(fromInside); // 'this is returned'
      

      Parameters

      • str: string

      Returns string[]

• remove: (str: string) => string

  • • (str: string): string

    • Takes string and returns string with parenthesis and contain between parenthesis removed

      Basic usage example:

      const parens = require('stringman').parens; // or `import {parens} from 'stringman'`;
      const noParens = parens.remove('this will come back (and this will be removed)');
      console.log(noParens); // 'this will come back'
      

      Parameters

      • str: string

      Returns string

• swap: (str: string, other: string) => string

  • • (str: string, other: string): string

    • Takes 2 strings, swaps anything in parenthesis INCLUDING THE PARENTHESIS from the first string with the second string

      Basic usage example:

      const parens = require('stringman').parens; // or `import {parens} from 'stringman'`;
      const noParens = parens.swap('this has (stuff) in parens', 'things');
      const withParens = parens.swap('this has (other stuff) in parens too', '(more things)');
      console.log(noParens); // 'this has things in parens'
      console.log(withParens); // 'this has (more things) in parens too'
      

      Parameters

      • str: string

      • other: string

      Returns string