Yes, mixing them is absolutely fine. Robby
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Erik Silkensen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
