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StringUtils
in package

String manipulation utilities.

Provides static methods for encoding strings, creating CSS class names, and handling translation separators.

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since
3.0.0

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Properties

$firstSeparator  : string|null
Cached first separator character.
$separators  : string|null
Cached separators value (preg_quote'd).

Methods

encodeURI()  : string
Encode a URI string matching JavaScript's encodeURI behavior.
getFilePath()  : string
Get the path of a file using the theme directory.
getFirstSeparator()  : string
Get the first translation separator character.
getSeparators()  : string
Get the translation separators pattern for regex use.
makeCounterWithTotal()  : string
Create a counter string with total (e.g., "01/10").
parseInlineMarkdown()  : string
Parse inline Markdown to HTML.
printFilePath()  : void
Echo the path of a file using the theme directory.
removeSoftHyphens()  : string
Remove soft hyphens from a string.
removeSpaces()  : string
Remove all spaces from a string.
replaceFirst()  : string
Replace the first occurrence of $needle in $haystack with $replace.
resetSeparatorCache()  : void
Reset cached separator values.
toClassName()  : string
Escape a string for use as a CSS class name.
toHex()  : string
Convert a string to hexadecimal representation.

Properties

$firstSeparator

Cached first separator character.

private static string|null $firstSeparator = null

$separators

Cached separators value (preg_quote'd).

private static string|null $separators = null

Methods

encodeURI()

Encode a URI string matching JavaScript's encodeURI behavior.

public static encodeURI(string $url) : string
Parameters
$url : string

URL to encode

Return values
string

Encoded URL

getFilePath()

Get the path of a file using the theme directory.

public static getFilePath(string $filename) : string

Maps legacy paths to new asset locations:

  • css/* -> assets/css/*
  • icn/* -> assets/icons/*
  • img/* -> assets/images/*
  • js/* -> assets/js/*
Parameters
$filename : string

Filename

Return values
string

File path if it exists, otherwise the filename

getFirstSeparator()

Get the first translation separator character.

public static getFirstSeparator() : string
Return values
string

First separator character

getSeparators()

Get the translation separators pattern for regex use.

public static getSeparators() : string

Returns the separator characters from settings, escaped for use in preg_split and similar functions.

Return values
string

Preg-quoted separator characters

makeCounterWithTotal()

Create a counter string with total (e.g., "01/10").

public static makeCounterWithTotal(int $max, int $num) : string
Parameters
$max : int

Total count

$num : int

Current number

Return values
string

Formatted counter string

printFilePath()

Echo the path of a file using the theme directory.

public static printFilePath(string $filename) : void
Parameters
$filename : string

Filename

removeSoftHyphens()

Remove soft hyphens from a string.

public static removeSoftHyphens(string $str) : string
Parameters
$str : string

Input string

Return values
string

String without soft hyphens

removeSpaces()

Remove all spaces from a string.

public static removeSpaces(string $s, string|bool|int $remove) : string
Parameters
$s : string

Input string

$remove : string|bool|int

Do not do anything if empty, false, or 0

Return values
string

String without spaces if requested

replaceFirst()

Replace the first occurrence of $needle in $haystack with $replace.

public static replaceFirst(string $needle, string $replace, string $haystack) : string
Parameters
$needle : string

Text to replace

$replace : string

Replacement text

$haystack : string

Input string

Return values
string

String with first occurrence replaced

resetSeparatorCache()

Reset cached separator values.

public static resetSeparatorCache() : void

Call this if settings change during runtime.

toClassName()

Escape a string for use as a CSS class name.

public static toClassName(string $string) : string

Escapes everything to "¤xx" (where xx is hex) except:

  • 0-9 (ASCII 48-57)
  • a-z (ASCII 97-122)
  • A-Z (ASCII 65-90)
  • Unicode characters >= 165 (hex 00A5)
Parameters
$string : string

String to escape

Return values
string

CSS-safe class name

toHex()

Convert a string to hexadecimal representation.

public static toHex(string $string) : string
Parameters
$string : string

String to convert

Return values
string

Uppercase hexadecimal string


        
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