stringTools.hh

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#ifndef STRINGTOOLS_HH
#define STRINGTOOLS_HH

// includes
#include<algorithm>
#include<string>
#include<functional>
#include<cctype>

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// Left Trimming
static inline std::string &ltrim(std::string &s) {
    s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), std::not1(std::ptr_fun<int, int>(std::isspace))));
    return s;
}

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// Right trimming
static inline std::string &rtrim(std::string &s) {
    s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), std::not1(std::ptr_fun<int, int>(std::isspace))).base(), s.end());
    return s;
}

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// String trimming (left & right)
static inline std::string &trim(std::string &s) {
    return ltrim(rtrim(s));
}

#endif