[Issue 1858] New: std.string find signature is not string

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1858

           Summary: std.string find signature is not string
           Product: D
           Version: 2.011
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: ddparnell at bigpond.com


In std.string, the find and ifind routines use char[] rather than string in
their parameter signatures. This seems odd because these functions do not
modify the parameter data and most other 'string' functions use string instead
of char[]. As most other routines use string I find that I have to make
exceptions for these ones in my code.

As a workaround, I need to include the functions below in my code...

int find(string a, string b)
{
    return std.string.find(a.dup, b.dup);
}

int ifind(string a, string b)
{
    return std.string.ifind(a.dup, b.dup);
}

Which involves useless copying.


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