A simple scripting language in C++
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# StringModule

Provides helper functions for string manipulation.

## Functions

### string_length

  • Signature: string_length(str) -> int
  • Description: Returns the length of the string str.
  • Parameters:
  • str (string): The input string.
  • Returns: Integer length.
  • Errors:
  • Incorrect number of arguments.
  • str not a string.

### string_replace

  • Signature: string_replace(str, from, to, replace_all) -> string
  • Description: Replaces occurrences of substring from with to in str.
  • Parameters:
  • str (string): The input string.
  • from (string): Substring to replace.
  • to (string): Replacement substring.
  • replace_all (bool): true to replace all occurrences, false to replace only the first.
  • Returns: New string with replacements.
  • Errors:
  • Incorrect number of arguments.
  • Wrong argument types.
  • from is empty.

### string_substr

  • Signature: string_substr(str, from, length) -> string
  • Description: Extracts a substring from str.
  • Parameters:
  • str (string): The input string.
  • from (int): Starting index (0-based).
  • length (int): Number of characters to extract.
  • Returns: The substring.
  • Errors:
  • Incorrect number of arguments.
  • Wrong argument types.
  • from or length negative or out of range.

## Example

vs var s = "Hello, world!"; printnl(string_length(s)); // 13 printnl(string_replace(s, "world", "VoidScript", false)); // Hello, VoidScript! printnl(string_substr(s, 7, 5)); // world