util.h

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#ifndef UTIL_H
#define UTIL_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std; 

//void separate(const string &ln, string &first, string &second);
// this one should be with the prt.h file

// break into words separated by one or more spaces
vector<string> split(const string &str); 
// break up into vector according to separator sep
vector<string> split(const string &str, const string sep); 
// break up into nf fields, stop when nf is reached
// put all the rest into the last field
vector<string> split(const string &str, int nf); 

void rmspace(string &s);
// erase all occurance of sub in s
void erase(string &s, const string &sub);
// replace all occurance of sub with r
void replace(string &s, const string &sub, const string &r);
void replaceInnerQuote(string &s);

// remove end mark "." or ";" put these in m array
// usage: remove_end_mark(str, ".;", 2), return true if removed
// default provided
bool remove_end_mark(string &s, const char m[]=".;", int n=2);

// s1 longer than s2, s1 start with s2
bool startWith(const string &s1, const string &s2);
bool startWithIgnoreCase(const string &s1, const string &s2);

string toupper(const string &s);

// makes an acronym from a long phase
string acronym(const string &s);
string firstWord(const string &s);

#endif