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Printing

Output a string to the console

Write the string "Hello World!" to STDOUT
ruby
puts "Hello World!"
$stdout<<"Hello World!"
erlang
io:format("Hello, World!~n").
clojure
(println "Hello World!")
fantom
echo("Hello World!")

Retrieve a string containing ampersands from the variables in a url

My PHP script first does a query to obtain customer info for a form. The form has first name and last name fields among others. The customer has put entries such as "Ron & Jean" in the first name field in the database. Then the edit form script is called with variables such as

"http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron & Jean&lname=Smith".

The script variable for first name $_REQUEST['firstname'] never gets beyond the "Ron" value because of the ampersand in the data.

I have tried various functions like urldecode but all to no avail. I even tried encoding the url before the view screen is painted so that the url looks like "http://myserver/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname="Ronxxnbsp;xxamp;xxnbsp;Jean"&lname=SMITH". (sorry I had to add the xx to replace the ampersand or it didn't display meaningful url contents the browser sees.)

Of course this fails for the same reasons. What is a better approach?
ruby
gem 'uri-query_params'
require 'uri/query_params'

url = URI("http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron%20&%20Jean&lname=Smith")
url.query_params['fname']
# => "Ron & Jean"
url = "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron & Jean&lname=Smith"
url = URI.parse(URI.encode(url))
erlang
% encode ampersand in your string using %XX where XX is hex code for ampersand
% optionally encode spaces for completeness sake to keep URL solid
URL = "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron%20%26%20Jean&lname=Smith",
{_, Query} = string:tokens(URL, "?"),
KeyValuePairs = string:tokens(Query, "&"),...
clojure
(->> {"mode" "view"
"fname" "Ron & Jean"
"lname" "Smith"}
(map #(str (URLEncoder/encode (first %) "UTF-8")
"="
(URLEncoder/encode (second %) "UTF-8")))
(reduce (fn [url e] (str url "&" e))
"http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php"))
fantom
encoded := `http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php`.plusQuery(
["fname":"Ron & Jean", "lname":"Smith"]).encode
echo(encoded)

string-wrap

Wrap the string "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " repeated ten times to a max width of 78 chars, starting each line with "> "

Expected output:
> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over t
> he lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox
> jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The qui
> ck brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
> dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps o
> ver the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
ruby
str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10
outarr = str.scan(/[^ ].{0,76}/)
outarr.each{ |line| puts "> %s" % line }
erlang
wrapper(String, Times, Length) ->
StrList = lists:reverse(formatter(string:copies(String, Times), Length, [])),
lists:foreach(fun(Str) -> io:format("~p~n", [Str]) end, StrList).

formatter([], _Length, Acc) -> Acc;
formatter(String, Length, Acc) when length(String) > Length - 1->
{Head, Tail} = lists:split(Length - 1, String),
formatter(string:strip(Tail), Length, [[$>, $ | Head] | Acc]);
formatter(String, Length, Acc) ->
formatter([], Length, [[$>, $ | String] | Acc]).
clojure
(defn string-wrap [s]
(if (= 0 (count s))
nil
(lazy-seq (cons (apply str (take 78 s))
(string-wrap (drop 78 s))))))

(let [s (apply str (repeat 10 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. "))]
(doseq [line (string-wrap s)]
(println "> " line)))
fantom
s:=Str[,].fill("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ",10).join
while(s.size>0){
echo("> "+s[0..(77.min(s.size))-1])
s=(s.size>77)?s[77..-1].trim : ""
}
Declaration

Define a string containing special characters

Define the literal string "\#{'}${"}/"
ruby
special = '\#{\'}${"}/'
erlang
Special = "\\#{'}\${\"}/",
clojure
(def special "\\#{'}${\"}/")
fantom
special := Str<|\#{'}${"}/|>

Define a multiline string

Define the string:
"This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
ruby
text = <<"HERE"
This
Is
A
Multiline
String
HERE
text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
erlang
Text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString",
clojure
(def multiline "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString")
fantom
s := "This
Is
A
Multiline
String"

Define a string containing variables and expressions

Given variables a=3 and b=4 output "3+4=7"
ruby
puts "#{a}+#{b}=#{a+b}"
puts "#{a}+#{b}=%s" % (a + b)
erlang
A = 3, B = 4,
io:format("~B+~B=~B~n", [A, B, (A+B)]).
clojure
(format "%d + %d = %d" a b (+ a b))
fantom
echo("$a+$b=${a+b}")
Manipulation

Reverse the characters in a string

Given the string "reverse me", produce the string "em esrever"
ruby
puts "reverse me".reverse
erlang
Reversed = lists:reverse("reverse me"),
Reversed = revchars("reverse me"),
clojure
(require '[clojure.contrib.str-utils2 :as str])
(str/reverse "reverse me")
(apply str (reverse "reverse me"))
fantom
"reverse me".reverse

Reverse the words in a string

Given the string "This is a end, my only friend!", produce the string "friend! only my end, the is This"
ruby
reversed = text.split.reverse.join(' ')
erlang
Reversed = string:join(lists:reverse(string:tokens("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")), " "),
clojure
(require '[clojure.contrib.str-utils2 :as str])
(str/join " " (reverse (str/split "this is the end, my only friend!" #" ")))
(apply str (interpose " " (reverse (re-seq #"[^\s]+" "This is the end, my only friend!"))))
fantom
"This is a end, my only friend!".split.reverse.join(" ")

Text wrapping

Wrap the string "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " repeated ten times to a max width of 78 chars, starting each line with "> ", yielding this result:

> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
ruby
prefix = "> "
string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10
width = 78
realwidth = width - prefix.length
print string.gsub(/(.{1,#{realwidth}})(?: +|$)\n?|(.{#{realwidth}})/, "#{prefix}\\1\\2\n")
erlang
TextWrap = textwrap(string:copies(Input, 10), 73 - length(Prefix)),
lists:foreach(fun (Line) -> io:format("~s~n", [string:concat(Prefix, Line)]) end, string:tokens(TextWrap, "\n")).
clojure
(doseq [line (re-seq #".{0,70} "
(apply str
(repeat 10 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ")))]
(println ">" line))
fantom
buf := Buf()
10.times { buf.writeChars("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ") }
buf.flip

out := Env.cur.out
sep := ">"; max := 72 - sep.size - 1
acc := 0; Str? s := null
while ((s = buf.readStrToken) != null)
{
if (acc == 0)
out.print(sep)

acc += s.size
if (acc > max)
{
out.print("\n$sep")
acc = s.size
}
out.print(" $s")
buf.readStrToken(4096) { !it.isSpace }
acc++
}

Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string

Given the string "  hello    " return the string "hello".
ruby
puts " hello ".strip
" hello ".strip!
erlang
Trimmed = string:strip(S),
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(trim " hello ")
(clojure.string/trim " hello ")
(.trim " hello ")
fantom
s := " hello ".trim

Simple substitution cipher

Take a string and return the ROT13 and ROT47 (Check Wikipedia) version of the string.
For example:
String is: Hello World #123
ROT13 returns: Uryyb Jbeyq #123
ROT47 returns: w6==@ (@C=5 R`ab
ruby
rot13 = "Hello World #123".tr!("A-Za-z", "N-ZA-Mn-za-m")
rot47 = "Hello World #123".tr!("\x21-\x7e", "\x50-\x7e\x21-\x4f")
erlang
rot13(Str) ->
lists:map(fun(A) ->
if
A >= $A, A =< $Z -> ((A - $A + 13) rem 26) + $A;
A >= $a, A =< $z -> ((A - $a + 13) rem 26) + $a;
true -> A
end
end, Str).

rot47(Str) ->
lists:map(fun(A) ->
if
A >= $!, A =< $~ ->
((A - $! + 47) rem 94) + $!;
true -> A
end
end, Str).
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.cond)

(defn rot13 [s]
(reduce str
(map #(char (let [c (bit-and (int (char %)) 0xDF)]
(+ % (cond-let [i]
(and (>= c (int \A)) (<= c (int \M))) 13
(and (>= c (int \N)) (<= c (int \Z))) -13
true 0))))
(map #(int (char %)) s))))

(defn rot47 [s]
(reduce str
(map #(char (+ % (cond-let [i]
(and (>= % (int \!)) (<= % (int \O))) 47
(and (>= % (int \P)) (<= % (int \~))) -47
true 0)))
(map #(int (char %)) s))))
fantom
rot := |Str s, |Int c -> Int| remap -> Str|
{
rs := ""
s.each { rs += remap(it).toChar }
return rs
}

rot13 := |Str s -> Str|
{
rot(s) |Int c -> Int|
{
lc := c.lower
c += (lc >= 'a' && lc <= 'm') ? 13
: ((lc >= 'n' && lc <= 'z') ? -13 : 0)
return c
}
}

rot47 := |Str s -> Str|
{
rot(s) |Int c -> Int|
{
c += (c >= '!' && c <= 'O') ? 47
: ((c >= 'P' && c <= '~') ? -47 : 0)
return c
}
}

s := "Hello World #123"
echo("s=$s")
echo("rot13=${rot13(s)}")
echo("rot47=${rot47(s)}")
Case

Make a string uppercase

Transform "Space Monkey" into "SPACE MONKEY"
ruby
uppper = text.upcase
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_upper("Space Monkey")]).
clojure
(.toUpperCase "Space Monkey")
fantom
s := "Space Monkey".localeUpper

Make a string lowercase

Transform "Caps ARE overRated" into "caps are overrated"
ruby
"Caps ARE overRated".downcase
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_lower("Caps ARE overRated")]).
clojure
(.toLowerCase "Caps ARE overRated")
fantom
s := "Caps ARE overRated".localeLower

Capitalise the first letter of each word

Transform "man OF stEEL" into "Man Of Steel"
ruby
caps = text.gsub(/\w+/) { $&.capitalize }
caps = text.split.each{|i| i.capitalize!}.join(' ')
text.split.map(&:capitalize) * ' '
erlang
Caps = string:join(lists:map(fun(S) -> to_caps(S) end, string:tokens("man OF stEEL", " ")), " "),
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(join " " (map capitalize (split "man OF stEEL" #" ")))
fantom
"man OF stEEL".split.map { it.localeLower.localeCapitalize }.join(" ")