Helper tool for iterating over a string
$ npm install string-iterator
StringIterator may also be run in a browser environment
<script type='text/javascript' src='StringIterator.js'></script>
var iter = new StringIterator( "abcdef" );
iter.each(function( c ) {
console.log( c ); // each character in the string
});
The current index of the iteration
The character at the current index of the iteration
The line that the current index is on of the iteration
The original string passed into the constructor
The length of the original string
The character that the index is currently on
The character previous to the current index
The character that comes after the current index
The string broken down into an array of individual characters
The string split into an array by newline characters
Jumps index to the given position
.goto( pos )
Iterates over the string, passing each character back to the callback
.each( callback )
Auto-skips over the string until it finds the end character (or regex match), and returns the result
.seek( char )
.seek( regex )
Skips n
amount of characters
.skip( n )
Reverse iteration n
amount characters. Or if a function is passed in, until the callback returns false
.reverse( n )
.reverse( callback )
Resets iteration internals to the start
.restart()
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Copyright (c) 2013 Corey Hart
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