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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.

auto entab(Range) (
  Range s,
  size_t tabSize = 8
)
if (isForwardRange!Range && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!Range));

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

writeln(entab("        x \n")); // "\tx\n"

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis, and David L. 'SpottedTiger' Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.