diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 895d8fc38..96dfe3c60 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ * [`fromCamelCase`](#fromcamelcase) * [`reverseString`](#reversestring) * [`sortCharactersInString`](#sortcharactersinstring) -* [`stringToArrayOfWords`](#stringtoarrayofwords) * [`toCamelCase`](#tocamelcase) * [`truncateString`](#truncatestring) +* [`words`](#words) ### Utility * [`coalesce`](#coalesce) @@ -1847,21 +1847,6 @@ const sortCharactersInString = str => [⬆ back to top](#table-of-contents) -### stringToArrayOfWords - -Converts a given string into an array of words. - -Use `String.split()` with a supplied pattern (defaults to non alpha as a regex) to convert to an array of strings. Use `Array.filter()` to remove any empty strings. -Omit the second argument to use the default regex. - -```js -const stringToArrayOfWords = (str, pattern = /[^a-zA-Z-]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean); -// stringToArrayOfWords("I love javaScript!!") -> ["I", "love", "javaScript"] -// stringToArrayOfWords("python, javaScript & coffee") -> ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"] -``` - -[⬆ back to top](#table-of-contents) - ### toCamelCase Converts a string to camelcase. @@ -1892,6 +1877,21 @@ const truncateString = (str, num) => // truncateString('boomerang', 7) -> 'boom...' ``` +[⬆ back to top](#table-of-contents) + +### words + +Converts a given string into an array of words. + +Use `String.split()` with a supplied pattern (defaults to non alpha as a regex) to convert to an array of strings. Use `Array.filter()` to remove any empty strings. +Omit the second argument to use the default regex. + +```js +const words = (str, pattern = /[^a-zA-Z-]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean); +// words("I love javaScript!!") -> ["I", "love", "javaScript"] +// words("python, javaScript & coffee") -> ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"] +``` + [⬆ back to top](#table-of-contents) ## Utility diff --git a/snippets/stringToArrayOfWords.md b/snippets/stringToArrayOfWords.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0630fe08a..000000000 --- a/snippets/stringToArrayOfWords.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -### stringToArrayOfWords - -Converts a given string into an array of words. - -Use `String.split()` with a supplied pattern (defaults to non alpha as a regex) to convert to an array of strings. Use `Array.filter()` to remove any empty strings. -Omit the second argument to use the default regex. - -```js -const stringToArrayOfWords = (str, pattern = /[^a-zA-Z-]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean); -// stringToArrayOfWords("I love javaScript!!") -> ["I", "love", "javaScript"] -// stringToArrayOfWords("python, javaScript & coffee") -> ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"] -``` diff --git a/snippets/words.md b/snippets/words.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..38a363a40 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/words.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +### words + +Converts a given string into an array of words. + +Use `String.split()` with a supplied pattern (defaults to non alpha as a regex) to convert to an array of strings. Use `Array.filter()` to remove any empty strings. +Omit the second argument to use the default regex. + +```js +const words = (str, pattern = /[^a-zA-Z-]+/) => str.split(pattern).filter(Boolean); +// words("I love javaScript!!") -> ["I", "love", "javaScript"] +// words("python, javaScript & coffee") -> ["python", "javaScript", "coffee"] +``` diff --git a/tag_database b/tag_database index 4c19589ef..bc9f671f3 100644 --- a/tag_database +++ b/tag_database @@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ sleep:function sortCharactersInString:string speechSynthesis:media standardDeviation:math -stringToArrayOfWords:string symmetricDifference:array tail:array take:array @@ -121,5 +120,6 @@ UUIDGenerator:utility validateEmail:utility validateNumber:utility without:array +words:string zip:array zipObject:array