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.. _api-zoo-string:

ZOO.String
==========

Contains convenience methods for string manipulation:

Functions and Properties
------------------------

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   * - NAME
     - DESCRIPTION
   * - :ref:`startsWith <startsWith>`
     - Test whether a string starts with another string.
   * - :ref:`contains <contains>`
     - Test whether a string contains another string.  
   * - :ref:`trim <trim>` 
     - Removes leading and trailing whitespace characters from a string.
   * - :ref:`camelize <camelize>`
     - Camel-case a hyphenated string.    
   * - :ref:`tokenRegEx <tokenRegEx>`
     - Used to find tokens in a string.     
   * - :ref:`numberRegEx <numberRegEx>` 
     - Used to test strings as numbers.
   * - :ref:`isNumeric <isNumeric>`
     - Determine whether a string contains only a numeric value. 
   * - :ref:`numericIf <numericIf>`
     - Converts a string that appears to be a numeric value into a number.        

.. _startsWith:

startsWith
  Test whether a string starts with another string.

.. _contains:

contains        
  Test whether a string contains another string.

.. _trim:

trim    
  Removes leading and trailing whitespace characters from a string.

.. _camelize:

camelize        
  Camel-case a hyphenated string.
  
.. _tokenRegEx:  
  
tokenRegEx      
  Used to find tokens in a string.
  
.. _numberRegEx:    
  
numberRegEx     
  Used to test strings as numbers.
  
.. _isNumeric:  
  
isNumeric       
  Determine whether a string contains only a numeric value.
  
.. _numericIf:  

numericIf       
  Converts a string that appears to be a numeric value into a number.