Hi Cristian, Check out SRFI 13: http://docs.racket-lang.org/srfi-std/srfi-13.html
You can load it in Racket with (require srfi/13) -- Erik On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:57 PM, Cristian Esquivias wrote: > I just started getting my hands dirty with Racket on some utility > scripts. Overall, it's been a great experience. My scripts are > shorter, clearer and faster than the initial Python scripts I wrote > (but that could be because they're my second time around). > > I did run into one constant obstacle while using Racket: the dearth of > convenience string functions. There are plenty of functions for > strings, but several functions that are present on other platforms > (e.g., Python, Ruby, Java, etc.) don't seem to be part of the Racket > standard library. > > Some of the functions I couldn't find but would've been useful were > things like (in Racket-type naming): > > string-starts-with? > string-ends-with? > string-index-of > string-replace > string-trim > > I did a little google searching and most advice said to use the regex > library (which I did), but the code isn't as clear had I used > functions like the ones above. > > Do these functions exist anywhere? Is there a great PLaneT package > that supplies these functions? > > Thanks, > Cristian > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
