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Function std.string.entabber

Replaces spaces in range r with the optimal number of tabs. All spaces and tabs at the end of a line are removed.

auto entabber(Range) (
  Range r,
  size_t tabSize = 8
)
if (isForwardRange!Range && !isConvertibleToString!Range);

Parameters

NameDescription
r string or forward range
tabSize distance between tab stops

Returns

lazy forward range with spaces replaced with tabs

See Also

entab

Example

import std.array : array;
writeln(entabber("        x \n").array); // "\tx\n"

Authors

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

License

Boost License 1.0.