Results for “Transforming text”
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Remove a known prefix safely
Python: Use removeprefix instead of lstrip when removing a literal prefix rather than a set of characters.
Python✓ Tested
Remove a known suffix safely
Python: Use removesuffix to remove only a matching ending.
Python✓ Tested
Remove a trailing carriage return from a line
Bash Scripts: Use an ANSI-C quoted carriage return as the suffix pattern.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Remove an optional prefix
Remove an optional prefix using a complete Go program with explicit sample inputs.
Go✓ Tested
Repeat a string a fixed number of times
JavaScript: String.repeat requires a nonnegative finite repetition count.
JavaScript✓ Tested
Repeat a string a fixed number of times
TypeScript: String.repeat requires a nonnegative finite repetition count.
TypeScript✓ Tested
Replace a literal substring
SQL: REPLACE performs a literal replacement rather than a regular-expression substitution.
SQL✓ Tested
Replace a literal substring
SQL Server: REPLACE performs a literal replacement rather than a regular-expression substitution.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Replace a literal substring
Postgres: REPLACE performs a literal replacement rather than a regular-expression substitution.
Postgres✓ Tested
Replace a literal substring
SQLite: REPLACE performs a literal replacement rather than a regular-expression substitution.
SQLite✓ Tested
Replace a token inside an Arduino String
Arduino / C: replace modifies all occurrences in the existing object.
Arduino / C✓ Tested
Restore an environment value after temporary use
PowerShell: Use finally so temporary process configuration does not leak to subsequent work; remove the entry when it was originally absent.
PowerShell✓ Tested