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NAME

string::token - Regex based iterative lexing

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SYNOPSIS

package require Tcl 8.5 9
package require string::token ?1.1?
package require fileutil

::string token text lex string
::string token file lex path
::string token chomp lex startvar string resultvar

DESCRIPTION

This package provides commands for regular expression based lexing (tokenization) of strings.

The complete set of procedures is described below.

Bugs, Ideas, Feedback

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category textutil of the Tcllib Trackers. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

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KEYWORDS

lexing, regex, string, tokenization

CATEGORY

Text processing