http://dlang.org/phobos/std_array.html#splitter
The first thing I don't understand is why splitter is in /std.array/ and
yet only works on /strings/. It is defined in terms of whitespace, and
I don't understand how whitespace is well-defined for things besides
text. Why wouldn't it be in std.string?
That said, I'd like to split on something that isn't whitespace. So
where's "auto splitter(C)(C[] s, C[] delim)"?? Is there a hole in
functionality?
The next thing I want to do is split on whitespace, but only once, and
recover the tail. I want to write this function:
string snip(string text)
{
string head, tail;
head = getHead(text, "// -- snip --", tail);
return tail;
}
I would expect these functions to exist:
auto getHead(C)(C[] s, C[] delim, ref C[] tail);
auto getHead(C)(C[] s, C[] delim);
auto getTail(C)(C[] s, C[] delim);
Maybe even this, though it could be a bit redundant:
auto getTail(C)(C[] s, C[] delim, ref C[] head);
Do these exist in phobos? Otherwise, is it a hole in the functionality
or some kind of intentional design minimalism?
