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Name

removeTokens()

Class

Table

Description

Removes any of the specified characters (or "tokens"). The example above removes all commas, dollar signs, and spaces from the table.

If no column is specified, then the values in all columns and rows are processed. A specific column may be referenced by either its ID or title.

Examples

Table table;

void setup() {

  table = new Table();

  table.addColumn("name");
  table.addColumn("type");

  TableRow newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "   $Lion  ,");
  newRow.setString("type", ",,,Mammal");

  newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "$Snake  ");
  newRow.setString("type", ",,,Reptile");

  newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "  $Mosquito , ");
  newRow.setString("type", ",,,Insect");
  
  println(table.getStringColumn("name"));
  
  table.removeTokens(",$ ");
  
  println(table.getStringColumn("name"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// [0] "   $Lion  ,"
// [1] "$Snake  "
// [2] "  $Mosquito , "
// [0] "Lion"
// [1] "Snake"
// [2] "Mosquito"

Syntax

.removeTokens(tokens)
.removeTokens(tokens, column)
.removeTokens(tokens, columnName)

Parameters

tokens(String)a list of individual characters to be removed
column(int)ID number of the column to process
columnName(String)title of the column to process

Return

void

Table::trim()

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