StringIterator

Helper tool for iterating over a string


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``bash
$ npm install string-iterator
`

StringIterator may also be run in a browser environment

`html

`

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`js
var iter = new StringIterator( "abcdef" );
iter.each(function( c ) {
console.log( c ); // each character in the string
});
`


API
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The current index of the iteration

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The character at the current index of the iteration

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The line that the current index is on of the iteration

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The original string passed into the constructor

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The length of the original string

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The character that the index is currently on

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The character previous to the current index

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The character that comes after the current index

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The string broken down into an array of individual characters

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The string split into an array by newline characters

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Jumps index to the given position

`js
.goto( pos )
`

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Iterates over the string, passing each character back to the callback

`js
.each( callback )
`

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Auto-skips over the string until it finds the end character (or regex match), and returns the result

`js
.seek( char )
.seek( regex )
`

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Skips n amount of characters

`js
.skip( n )
`

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Reverse iteration n amount characters. Or if a function is passed in, until the callback returns false

`js
.reverse( n )
.reverse( callback )
`

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Resets iteration internals to the start

`js
.restart()
`

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Copyright (c) 2013 Corey Hart

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