As far as I know it should be fine to just use a mix of the built-in and srfi/13 functions.
-- Erik On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Cristian Esquivias wrote: > Hi Erik, > > Thanks for the library. Should I be calling (require srfi/13) or > import only the functions I want? That is, can I use a mix of the > built-in Racket string functions and srfi/13 functions, or will I have > to migrate completely to the srfi/13 functions? > > - Cristian > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Erik Silkensen > <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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
