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Function std.string.detab
Replace each tab character in s
with the number of spaces necessary
to align the following character at the next tab stop.
auto detab(Range)
(
auto ref Range s,
size_t tabSize = 8
) pure
if (isForwardRange!Range && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!Range) || __traits(compiles, StringTypeOf!Range));
Parameters
Name | Description |
---|---|
s | string |
tabSize | distance between tab stops |
Returns
GC allocated string with tabs replaced with spaces
Example
writeln(detab(" \n\tx", 9)); // " \n x"
Authors
Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis, and David L. 'SpottedTiger' Davis
License
Copyright © 1999-2022 by the D Language Foundation | Page generated by ddox.