BTW, have you tried `string.localeCompare(other, null, {sensitivity:
"base"})` or `sensitivity: "accent"`?https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/localeCompare ----- Isiah Meadows [email protected] www.isiahmeadows.com On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 7:35 AM, Michael Luder-Rosefield < [email protected]> wrote: > Would it not be simpler to simply change the signature from > `function(value, arrayOfStrings)` to `function(...values)`? > > I'd also suggest that a better, more general purpose formulation of > comparing a string against multiple values might be to use #match. > Something like: > > ``` > const checkString = (str, { ignoreCase, startsWith, endsWith, equals }={} > ) => { > const start = startsWith || equals ? '^' : ''; > const end = endsWith || equals ? '$' : ''; > const rx = v => new RegExp(`${start}${v}${end}`,ignoreCase && 'i'); > > return { against: (...values) => values.some(value => > str.match(rx(value))) }; > } > ``` > > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 11:50 Robert Wozniak <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> ignoreCase - JavaScript proposal >> >> It's a proposal to implement a new function to compare two strings but >> without case sensitivity. >> >> The proposal is bringing an important function, which is being used in >> Java. Many times in my career I had to compare two strings but ignore case >> sensitivity. >> >> I had to convert it first and then I could compare. I'd like developers >> to be able to use the function and compare two strings without worrying >> about case sensitivity. >> <https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase#1-syntax>1. Syntax >> >> String.prototype.ignoreCase = function(value, arrayOfStrings) { >> var secondOption = value.toLowerCase() || >> arrayOfStrings.join(',').toLowerCase().split(','); >> var firstOption = this.valueOf().toLowerCase(); >> if(typeof secondOption === 'object') { >> for(var i = 0, l = arrayOfStrings.length; i < l; i++) { >> if(firstOption === secondOption[i]) { >> return true; >> break; >> } >> } >> } else { >> if(firstOption === secondOption) { >> return true; >> } else { >> return false; >> } >> } >> }; >> >> Above code presents *ignoreCase* function and what's happening inside. >> >> The function takes two parameters: >> >> (value, arrayOfStrings) >> <https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase#11-value-parameter>1.1 >> "value" parameter >> >> The value parameter is the string which is going to be compared with the >> parent string chosen by the developer, for example: >> >> const stringOne = "Matheus";stringOne.ignoreCase("matheus"); // true; >> >> >> <https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase#12-arrayofstrings-paramenter>1.2 >> "arrayOfStrings" parameter >> >> The "arrayOfStrings" parameter is an array of strings, which are going to >> be compared with the parent string chosen by the developer. Once the parent >> string equals one of the strings in an array, it will return true and stops >> iterating through. >> >> Example: >> >> const stringOne = "Matheus";const manyStrings = ['robert', 'lucas', >> 'matheus'];stringOne.ignoreCase('', manyStrings) // true; >> >> <https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase#2-response>2. Response >> >> The function is going to return true or false. The result depends on >> equality between chosen strings. >> <https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase#3-how-it-works>3. How does >> it work? >> >> The function converts all of the strings, which the developer chose to >> the lower case. After performing the previous operation, it compares all of >> them. If at least one, equals the provided parent string, then the function >> returns true. >> >> >> You can the proposal on my GitHub: >> https://github.com/robertjwozniak/ignoreCase >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Robert Wozniak >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > >
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