string module

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Function Description Return value
string.len() Get the string length in bytes number
string.byte() Gets the bytes of a string numbers
string.char() Get a string from successive bytes string
string.reverse() Get a new reversed string string
string.sub() Get a substring string
string.gsub() Get a new string after a global pattern substitution string
string.match() Get a match from a pattern string | nil
string.gmatch() Get a pattern matching iterator function
string.find() Search for the first pattern in a string number
string.split() Split a string into substrings table
string.upper() Convert a string to uppercase string
string.lower() Convert a string to lowercase string
string.capitalize() Capitalize a string string
string.normalize() Removes diacratics from a string string
string.similarity() Compute string similarity using Levenshtein distance algorithm number
string.pack() Serialize values to a string string
string.unpack() Get values from a serialized string ...
string.packsize() Get the size of a serialized string number
string.rep() Concatenate a string multiple times string
string.format() Format a string with multiple values string
string.dump() Get the bytecode of a function string
Function Description Return value
string.ulen() Get an UTF8 string length in characters number
string.ubyte() Gets the bytes of an UTF8 string numbers
string.uchar() Get an UTF8 string from successive bytes string
string.ureverse() Get a new reversed UTF8 string string
string.usub() Get a substring in a UTF8 string string
string.gusub() Get a new UTF8 string after a global pattern substitution string
string.umatch() Get an UTF8 string match from a pattern string | nil
string.gumatch() Get an UTF8 pattern matching iterator function
string.ufind() Search for the first pattern in an UFT8 string number
string.usearch() Fast UTF8 string search without patterns number
string.split() Split an UTF8 string into substrings table
string.upper() Convert an UTF8 string to uppercase string
string.lower() Convert an UTF8 string to lowercase string
string.capitalize() Capitalize an UTF8 string string
string.normalize() Removes diacratics from a string string
string.similarity() Compute UTF8 string similarity using Levenshtein distance algorithm number
string.rep() Concatenate an UTF8 string multiple times string
string.format() Format an UTF8 string with multiple values string
Operation Description
string iteration Iterate over an UTF8 string, character by character
# string length operator Get the size of the string in bytes