//
// String-Extras.swift
// Swift Tools
//
// Created by Fahim Farook on 23/7/14.
// Copyright (c) 2014 RookSoft Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved.
//
#if os(iOS)
import UIKit
#else
import AppKit
#endif
extension String {
func positionOf(sub:String)->Int {
var pos = -1
if let range = range(of:sub) {
if !range.isEmpty {
pos = characters.distance(from:startIndex, to:range.lowerBound)
}
}
return pos
}
func subString(start:Int, length:Int = -1)->String {
var len = length
if len == -1 {
len = characters.count - start
}
let st = characters.index(startIndex, offsetBy:start)
let en = characters.index(st, offsetBy:len)
let range = st ..< en
return substring(with:range)
}
func length() -> Int {
return self.characters.count;
}
func urlEncoded()->String {
let res:NSString = CFURLCreateStringByAddingPercentEscapes(kCFAllocatorDefault, self as NSString, nil,
"!*'();:@&=+$,/?%#[]" as CFString!, CFStringConvertNSStringEncodingToEncoding(String.Encoding.utf8.rawValue))
return res as String
}
func urlDecoded()->String {
let res:NSString = CFURLCreateStringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding(kCFAllocatorDefault, self as NSString, "" as CFString!, CFStringConvertNSStringEncodingToEncoding(String.Encoding.utf8.rawValue))
return res as String
}
func range()->Range<String.Index> {
return Range<String.Index>(startIndex ..< endIndex)
}
}