Prototypes: String

Method Summary
Method Attributes	Method Name and Description
	escapeXML() Escape XML relevant symbols from string.
	unescapeXML() Unescape XML relevant symbols from string.
	test(exp, flag) Searches a string for a given string or regular expression.
	toNumber() Converts a string to a number.
	camelize() Extend String Object by add camelize function requires Bicycle Chain
	trim() Removes the leading and trailing spaces off a string. requires Bicycle Chain

Method Detail

{String} escapeXML()

Escape XML relevant symbols from string.

		var myString = "This is a sample text";
		myString.escapeXML(); // returns "<b>This is a sample text</b>"

Returns:: {String} Returns the escaped string

See:: liberty - Basic JavaScript Library 0.1

{String} unescapeXML()

Unescape XML relevant symbols from string.

Returns:: {String} Returns the unescaped string

See:: liberty - Basic JavaScript Library 0.1

{Bool} test(exp, flag)

Searches a string for a given string or regular expression.

Author: Valerio Proietti.

		var myString = "This is a SAMPLE text";
  		myString.test("sample"); // returns false
  		myString.test("sample","i"); // returns true
  		myString.test(/SAMPLE/); // returns true

Parameters:
{String|Object} exp: String or Regular expression to match
{String} flag Optional: If exp is a string function accepts a flag, for example "i" will ignore uppercase or lowercase

Returns:: {Bool} true if a match is found

See:: See http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide:Regular_Expressions for RegExp info.; Mootools 1.0

{Number} toNumber()

Converts a string to a number. If the string is mixed, not numerical characters are stripped out (except "." and "-"). Accepts both integer and float conversions.

		number_1="text_01".toString(); // 01 
		number_2="70.567".toString(); // 70.567
		number_3="(-70.567)".toString(); // -70.567

Returns:: {Number} The parsed string as integer of float

See:: ExtendDOM (String.js) - by Mega69 http://www.sitomega.net/projects/extendDOM/main.php

{String} camelize()

Extend String Object by add camelize function

"my-string-with-hypens".camelize();
// returns "myStringWithHypens"

Returns:: {String} a camelized string

See:: camelCase

{String} trim()

Removes the leading and trailing spaces off a string.

Returns:: {String} The trimmed string

Classes

Prototypes: String