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Function std.string.entab

Replaces spaces in s with the optimal number of tabs. All spaces and tabs at the end of a line are removed.

Prototype

S entab(S)(
  S s,
  size_t tabSize = 8
) @trusted
if (isSomeString!S);

Parameters

NameDescription
s String to convert.
tabSize Tab columns are tabSize spaces apart.

Returns

GC allocated string with spaces replaced with tabs; use entabber to not allocate.

See Also

entabber

Example

assert(entab("        x \n") == "\tx\n");

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, and Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.

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