String -- the class of all strings

Functions and methods returning a string:

• ascii(BasicList) -- see ascii -- ASCII character conversion
• ascii(ZZ) -- see ascii -- ASCII character conversion
• changeBase(String,ZZ,ZZ) -- see changeBase -- change integer base
• changeBase(ZZ,ZZ) -- see changeBase -- change integer base
• concatenate(BasicList) -- see concatenate -- join strings
• concatenate(Nothing) -- see concatenate -- join strings
• concatenate(String) -- see concatenate -- join strings
• concatenate(Symbol) -- see concatenate -- join strings
• concatenate(ZZ) -- see concatenate -- join strings
• disassemble(FunctionBody) -- see disassemble -- disassemble a pseudocode or function
• disassemble(FunctionClosure) -- see disassemble -- disassemble a pseudocode or function
• disassemble(Pseudocode) -- see disassemble -- disassemble a pseudocode or function
• disassemble(PseudocodeClosure) -- see disassemble -- disassemble a pseudocode or function
• format -- format a string or real number
• format(CC) -- see format -- format a string or real number
• format(RR) -- see format -- format a string or real number
• format(String) -- see format -- format a string or real number
• get(File) -- see get -- get the contents of a file
• get(String) -- see get -- get the contents of a file
• getc(File) -- see getc -- get a byte
• getenv(String) -- see getenv -- get value of environment variable
• html -- convert to HTML format
• info -- convert hypertext to info format
• Database # String -- see List # ZZ -- get value from list, hash table, database, dictionary, or string
• Net # ZZ -- see List # ZZ -- get value from list, hash table, database, dictionary, or string
• String # ZZ -- see List # ZZ -- get value from list, hash table, database, dictionary, or string
• mathML -- convert to MathML format
• String | String -- see Net | Net -- join strings or nets
• String | ZZ -- see Net | Net -- join strings or nets
• ZZ | String -- see Net | Net -- join strings or nets
• pad(String,ZZ) -- see pad -- pad a string or net with spaces
• pad(ZZ,String) -- see pad -- pad a string or net with spaces
• read(File) -- read from a file
• read(File,ZZ) -- read from a file
• read(Sequence) -- read from a file
• read(String) -- read from a file
• regexQuote -- escape special characters in regular expressions
• replace(String,String,String) -- replace substrings matching a regular expression
• reverse(String) -- see reverse -- reverse a list, sequence, or string
• String _ Sequence -- substring
• String _ ZZ -- get element from string
• substring(Sequence,String) -- see substring -- extract part of a string
• substring(String,ZZ) -- see substring -- extract part of a string
• substring(String,ZZ,ZZ) -- see substring -- extract part of a string
• substring(ZZ,String) -- see substring -- extract part of a string
• substring(ZZ,ZZ,String) -- see substring -- extract part of a string
• tex -- convert to $\TeX$ format
• texMath -- convert to TeX math format
• toExternalString -- convert to a readable string
• toString -- convert to a string

Methods that use a string:

• # String -- see # List -- length or cardinality of a list, hash table, dictionary, set, or string
• Database #? String -- see #? -- check existence of value in a list, hash table, database, or string
• Dictionary #? String -- see #? -- check existence of value in a list, hash table, database, or string
• String #? ZZ -- see #? -- check existence of value in a list, hash table, database, or string
• about(String) -- see about -- search the documentation
• apply(BasicList,String,Function) -- see apply(BasicList,BasicList,Function) -- apply a function to pairs of elements, one from each list
• apply(String,BasicList,Function) -- see apply(BasicList,BasicList,Function) -- apply a function to pairs of elements, one from each list
• apply(String,String,Function) -- see apply(BasicList,BasicList,Function) -- apply a function to pairs of elements, one from each list
• apply(String,Function) -- see apply(BasicList,Function) -- apply a function to each element of a list
• apropos(String) -- see apropos -- symbols matching a pattern
• ascii(String) -- see ascii -- ASCII character conversion
• autoload(Symbol,String) -- see autoload -- arrange for a function to be loaded automatically
• capture(String) -- see capture -- evaluate Macaulay2 code and capture the output
• changeBase(String,ZZ) -- see changeBase -- change integer base
• check(List,String) -- see check -- perform tests of a package
• check(String) -- see check -- perform tests of a package
• check(ZZ,String) -- see check -- perform tests of a package
• copyDirectory(String,String)
• copyFile(String,String)
• debug(String) -- open the local dictionary of a loaded file
• depth(String) -- see depth(Net) -- depth of a net
• dismiss(String) -- see dismiss -- dismiss a package
• makeDocumentTag(String) -- see DocumentTag -- the class of all document tags
• endPackage(String) -- see endPackage -- end a new package
• EXAMPLE(String) -- see EXAMPLE -- construct a hypertext item from a Macaulay2 input string
• export(String) -- see export -- export symbols from a package
• exportFrom(Package,String) -- see exportFrom -- export symbols from a package's private dictionary
• exportFrom(String,List) -- see exportFrom -- export symbols from a package's private dictionary
• exportFrom(String,String) -- see exportFrom -- export symbols from a package's private dictionary
• exportMutable(String) -- see exportMutable -- export mutable symbols from a package
• fileExecutable(String) -- see fileExecutable
• fileMode(String) -- get file mode
• fileMode(ZZ,String) -- set file mode
• fileReadable(String) -- see fileReadable
• fileWritable(String) -- see fileWritable
• findFiles(String) -- see findFiles -- find files recursively
• findProgram(String) -- see findProgram -- load external program
• findProgram(String,List) -- see findProgram -- load external program
• findProgram(String,String) -- see findProgram -- load external program
• generateAssertions(String) -- see generateAssertions -- generate assert statements from experimental input
• String _ Monoid -- see get a ring variable by name -- get a ring variable by name
• String _ Ring -- see get a ring variable by name -- get a ring variable by name
• getWWW(String) -- see getWWW -- get a web page
• getWWW(String,Nothing) -- see getWWW -- get a web page
• getWWW(String,String) -- see getWWW -- get a web page
• height(String) -- see height(Net) -- height of a net
• help(String) -- see help -- view documentation nodes
• httpHeaders(String) -- prepend http headers to a string
• ideal(String) (missing documentation)
• importFrom(Package,String) -- see importFrom -- import symbols to the current private dictionary
• importFrom(String,List) -- see importFrom -- import symbols to the current private dictionary
• importFrom(String,String) -- see importFrom -- import symbols to the current private dictionary
• info(String) -- see info -- convert hypertext to info format
• installPackage(String) -- see installPackage -- load and install a package and its documentation
• iterator(String) -- see iterator -- get an iterator
• length(String) -- length of a string
• lines(String) -- see lines -- split a string into lines
• lines(String,String) -- see lines -- split a string into lines
• linkFile(String,String) -- make a new link to a file
• Dictionary # String -- see List # ZZ -- get value from list, hash table, database, dictionary, or string
• loadPackage(String) -- see loadPackage -- load a package
• makeDirectory(String) -- make a directory
• match(List,String) -- see match -- regular expression matching
• match(String,String) -- see match -- regular expression matching
• matrix(String) (missing documentation)
• monomialIdeal(String) (missing documentation)
• moveFile(String) -- see moveFile(String,String)
• moveFile(String,String)
• needsPackage(String) -- see needsPackage -- load a package if not already loaded
• String ^ ZZ -- see Net ^ ZZ -- raise a net or string
• net(String) -- convert a string to a net
• NetFile << String -- see NetFile -- the class of all net files
• newPackage(String) -- see newPackage -- the preamble of a package
• openDatabase(String) -- see openDatabase -- open a database file
• openDatabaseOut(String) -- see openDatabaseOut -- open a database file for writing
• openIn(String) -- open an input file
• openInOut(String) -- see openInOut -- open an input output file
• openListener(String) -- open a port for listening
• openOut(String) -- open an output file
• openOutAppend(String) -- open an output file for appending
• pack(String,ZZ) -- see pack -- pack elements of a list or string into several shorter lists or strings
• pack(ZZ,String) -- see pack -- pack elements of a list or string into several shorter lists or strings
• package(String) -- see package -- get containing package
• File << String -- see printing to a file -- print to a file
• String << Thing -- see printing to a file -- print to a file
• readPackage(String) -- see readPackage -- read the package preamble
• regex(String,String) -- see regex -- evaluate a regular expression search
• regex(String,ZZ,String) -- see regex -- evaluate a regular expression search
• regex(String,ZZ,ZZ,String) -- see regex -- evaluate a regular expression search
• regexQuote(String) -- see regexQuote -- escape special characters in regular expressions
• registerFinalizer(Thing,String) (missing documentation)
• remove(Database,String) -- see remove -- remove an entry from a mutable hash table, list, or database
• runProgram(Program,String) -- see runProgram -- run an external program
• runProgram(Program,String,String) -- see runProgram -- run an external program
• runProgram(String,String) -- see runProgram -- run an external program
• scanLines(Function,String) -- see scanLines -- apply a function to each line of a file
• searchPath(List,String) -- search a path for a file
• searchPath(String) -- see searchPath(List,String) -- search a path for a file
• select(String,String) -- see select(String,String,String) -- select and reformat substrings matching a regular expression
• select(String,String,String) -- select and reformat substrings matching a regular expression
• separate(String) -- see separate -- split a string into substrings using a regular expression
• separate(String,String) -- see separate -- split a string into substrings using a regular expression
• separate(String,ZZ,String) -- see separate -- split a string into substrings using a regular expression
• setRandomSeed(String) -- see setRandomSeed -- set starting point for random number generator
• splitWWW(String) -- see splitWWW -- separate an http response into header and body
• String .. String -- a sequence of consecutive strings
• String ..< String -- a sequence of consecutive strings, not including the endpoint
• String ^ Sequence -- vertically stacked copies of a string
• symlinkDirectory(String,String) -- make symbolic links for all files in a directory tree
• tally(String) -- see tally -- tally the elements of a list, sequence, array, or string
• tests(String) -- see tests -- locate a package's tests
• tests(ZZ,String) -- see tests -- locate a package's tests
• toList(String) -- see toList -- create a list
• toSequence(String) -- see toSequence -- convert to sequence
• uninstallPackage(String) -- see uninstallPackage -- uninstall a package and remove its documentation
• unstack(String) -- see unstack -- list the rows of a net
• new URL from String -- see URL -- a type representing a URL
• urlEncode(String) -- see urlEncode -- URL encoding
• value(String) -- evaluate a string
• viewHelp(String) -- see viewHelp -- view online documentation in a web browser
• Command \ String -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
• Function \ String -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
• String / Command -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
• String / Function -- see VisibleList / Function -- apply a function to elements of a list
• width(String) -- see width(Net) -- width of a net

For the programmer

The object String is a type, with ancestor classes Net < Thing.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/ov_strings.m2:156:0.