std.algorithm.splitter defect: isTerminator version does not return BiderectionalRand
monarch_dodra
monarch_dodra at gmail.com
Sat Jun 30 04:21:16 PDT 2012
The "isTerminator" version of std.algorithm.splitter, eg:
auto splitter(alias isTerminator, Range)(Range input)
Returns an object that is "only" ForwardRange. This is especially
weird, since the normal "separator" version is bidirectional.
Comparing using a function rather than with a value should have
no difference...
This defect "leaks" into std.array.splitter, defined as:
auto splitter(C)(C[] s)
if(isSomeString!(C[]))
{
return std.algorithm.splitter!(std.uni.isWhite)(s);
}
Here is some code reproducing it:
----
import std.array;
import std.algorithm;
import std.stdio;
void main()
{
string s = " hi! my name is Monarch ";
auto words = std.array.splitter(s);
if(words.front == "") words.popFront();
if(words.back == "") words.popBack(); //What???
foreach(word; words)
writeln(word);
}
----
Kind regards,
Monarch Dodra
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