This interface defines misc. TEXT manipulation routines.

INTERFACE Text2;

IMPORT ASCII;

PROCEDURE CIEqual (a, b: TEXT): BOOLEAN;

Returns TRUE if a and b are equal when case is ignored.

PROCEDURE Trim (a: TEXT): TEXT;

Returns a with any leading or trailing whitespace removed.

PROCEDURE EscapeString (a: TEXT): TEXT;

Returns a with any backslashes or quotes escaped, and the result wrapped in quotes.

PROCEDURE FindChars(t: TEXT; s: ASCII.Set := ASCII.Spaces) : BOOLEAN;

TRUE <=> t contains at least one element of s

PROCEDURE RemoveChars(t: TEXT; s: ASCII.Set := ASCII.Spaces) : TEXT;

Returns t without any whitespace (or other characters from s)

END Text2.