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boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp

//  Boost string_algo library trim.hpp header file  ---------------------------//

//  Copyright Pavol Droba 2002-2003.
//
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#ifndef BOOST_STRING_TRIM_HPP
#define BOOST_STRING_TRIM_HPP

#include <boost/algorithm/string/config.hpp>

#include <boost/range/begin.hpp>
#include <boost/range/end.hpp>
#include <boost/range/const_iterator.hpp>
#include <boost/range/as_literal.hpp>
#include <boost/range/iterator_range.hpp>

#include <boost/algorithm/string/detail/trim.hpp>
#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
#include <locale>

/*! \file
    Defines trim algorithms.
    Trim algorithms are used to remove trailing and leading spaces from a 
    sequence (string). Space is recognized using given locales.

    Parametric (\c _if) variants use a predicate (functor) to select which characters
    are to be trimmed.. 
    Functions take a selection predicate as a parameter, which is used to determine 
    whether a character is a space. Common predicates are provided in classification.hpp header.

*/

namespace boost {
    namespace algorithm {

    //  left trim  -----------------------------------------------//


        //! Left trim - parametric
        /*!
            Remove all leading spaces from the input. 
            The supplied predicate is used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input. It is returned as a sequence 
            or copied to the output iterator

            \param Output An output iterator to which the result will be copied
            \param Input An input range
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
            \return 
                An output iterator pointing just after the last inserted character or
                a copy of the input

               \note The second variant of this function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename OutputIteratorT, typename RangeT, typename PredicateT>
        inline OutputIteratorT trim_left_copy_if( 
            OutputIteratorT Output,
            const RangeT& Input,
            PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            iterator_range<BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> lit_range(::boost::as_literal(Input));

            std::copy( 
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_begin( 
                    ::boost::begin(lit_range), 
                    ::boost::end(lit_range), 
                    IsSpace ),
                ::boost::end(lit_range),
                Output);

            return Output;
        }

        //! Left trim - parametric
        /*!
            \overload
        */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline SequenceT trim_left_copy_if(const SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            return SequenceT( 
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_begin( 
                    ::boost::begin(Input), 
                    ::boost::end(Input), 
                    IsSpace ),
                ::boost::end(Input));
        }

        //! Left trim - parametric
        /*!
            Remove all leading spaces from the input. 
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc a locale used for 'space' classification
            \return A trimmed copy of the input

            \note This function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline SequenceT trim_left_copy(const SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale())
        {
            return            
                ::boost::algorithm::trim_left_copy_if(
                    Input, 
                    is_space(Loc));
        }

        //! Left trim
        /*!
            Remove all leading spaces from the input. The supplied predicate is 
            used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
        */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline void trim_left_if(SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            Input.erase( 
                ::boost::begin(Input),
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_begin( 
                    ::boost::begin(Input), 
                    ::boost::end(Input), 
                    IsSpace));
        }

        //! Left trim
        /*!
            Remove all leading spaces from the input.
            The Input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc A locale used for 'space' classification
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline void trim_left(SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale())
        {
            ::boost::algorithm::trim_left_if( 
                Input, 
                is_space(Loc));
        }

    //  right trim  -----------------------------------------------//

        //! Right trim - parametric
        /*!
            Remove all trailing spaces from the input.             
            The supplied predicate is used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input. It is returned as a sequence 
            or copied to the output iterator

            \param Output An output iterator to which the result will be copied
            \param Input An input range
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
            \return 
                An output iterator pointing just after the last inserted character or
                a copy of the input

             \note The second variant of this function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename OutputIteratorT, typename RangeT, typename PredicateT>
        inline OutputIteratorT trim_right_copy_if( 
            OutputIteratorT Output,
            const RangeT& Input,
            PredicateT IsSpace )
        {
            iterator_range<BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> lit_range(::boost::as_literal(Input));
         
            std::copy( 
                ::boost::begin(lit_range),
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_end( 
                    ::boost::begin(lit_range), 
                    ::boost::end(lit_range), 
                    IsSpace ),
                Output );

            return Output;
        }

        //! Right trim - parametric
        /*!
            \overload
         */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline SequenceT trim_right_copy_if(const SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            return SequenceT( 
                ::boost::begin(Input),
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_end( 
                    ::boost::begin(Input), 
                    ::boost::end(Input), 
                    IsSpace)
                );
        }

        //! Right trim
        /*!
            Remove all trailing spaces from the input. 
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc A locale used for 'space' classification
            \return A trimmed copy of the input

            \note This function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline SequenceT trim_right_copy(const SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale())
        {
            return 
                ::boost::algorithm::trim_right_copy_if( 
                    Input, 
                    is_space(Loc));
        }

            
        //! Right trim - parametric
        /*!
            Remove all trailing spaces from the input.
            The supplied predicate is used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
        */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline void trim_right_if(SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            Input.erase(
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_end( 
                    ::boost::begin(Input), 
                    ::boost::end(Input), 
                    IsSpace ),
                ::boost::end(Input)
                );
        }


        //! Right trim
        /*!
            Remove all trailing spaces from the input. 
            The input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc A locale used for 'space' classification
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline void trim_right(SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale())
        {
            ::boost::algorithm::trim_right_if(
                Input, 
                is_space(Loc) );
        }

    //  both side trim  -----------------------------------------------//

        //! Trim - parametric
        /*!
            Remove all trailing and leading spaces from the input. 
            The supplied predicate is used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input. It is returned as a sequence 
            or copied to the output iterator

            \param Output An output iterator to which the result will be copied
            \param Input An input range
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
            \return 
                An output iterator pointing just after the last inserted character or
                a copy of the input

             \note The second variant of this function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename OutputIteratorT, typename RangeT, typename PredicateT>
        inline OutputIteratorT trim_copy_if( 
            OutputIteratorT Output,
            const RangeT& Input,
            PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            iterator_range<BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> lit_range(::boost::as_literal(Input));

            BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME 
                range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type TrimEnd=
                ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_end( 
                    ::boost::begin(lit_range), 
                    ::boost::end(lit_range), 
                    IsSpace);

            std::copy( 
                detail::trim_begin( 
                    ::boost::begin(lit_range), TrimEnd, IsSpace),
                TrimEnd,
                Output
                );

            return Output;
        }

        //! Trim - parametric
        /*!
            \overload
         */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline SequenceT trim_copy_if(const SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME 
                range_const_iterator<SequenceT>::type TrimEnd=
                    ::boost::algorithm::detail::trim_end( 
                        ::boost::begin(Input), 
                        ::boost::end(Input), 
                        IsSpace);

            return SequenceT( 
                detail::trim_begin( 
                    ::boost::begin(Input), 
                    TrimEnd, 
                    IsSpace),
                TrimEnd
                );
        }

        //! Trim
        /*!
            Remove all leading and trailing spaces from the input. 
            The result is a trimmed copy of the input

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc A locale used for 'space' classification
            \return A trimmed copy of the input

            \note This function provides the strong exception-safety guarantee
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline SequenceT trim_copy( const SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale() )
        {
            return
                ::boost::algorithm::trim_copy_if(
                    Input, 
                    is_space(Loc) );
        }
     
        //! Trim
        /*!
            Remove all leading and trailing spaces from the input. 
            The supplied predicate is used to determine which characters are considered spaces.
            The input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param IsSpace An unary predicate identifying spaces
        */
        template<typename SequenceT, typename PredicateT>
        inline void trim_if(SequenceT& Input, PredicateT IsSpace)
        {
            ::boost::algorithm::trim_right_if( Input, IsSpace );
            ::boost::algorithm::trim_left_if( Input, IsSpace );
        }

        //! Trim
        /*!
            Remove all leading and trailing spaces from the input. 
            The input sequence is modified in-place.

            \param Input An input sequence
            \param Loc A locale used for 'space' classification
        */
        template<typename SequenceT>
        inline void trim(SequenceT& Input, const std::locale& Loc=std::locale())
        {
            ::boost::algorithm::trim_if(
                Input, 
                is_space( Loc ) );
        }

    } // namespace algorithm 

    // pull names to the boost namespace
    using algorithm::trim_left;
    using algorithm::trim_left_if;
    using algorithm::trim_left_copy;
    using algorithm::trim_left_copy_if;
    using algorithm::trim_right;
    using algorithm::trim_right_if;
    using algorithm::trim_right_copy;
    using algorithm::trim_right_copy_if;
    using algorithm::trim;
    using algorithm::trim_if;
    using algorithm::trim_copy;
    using algorithm::trim_copy_if;

} // namespace boost

#endif  // BOOST_STRING_TRIM_HPP