elegant way to replace numbers

[jmburnod]

Hi All,
I need replace all num of a list
I use this:

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function getTextWithoutNumber pText
   put "0123456789" into tNum
   repeat for each char tReplace in tNum
      replace tReplace with "" in pText
   end repeat
   return pText
end getTextWithoutNumber

but I guess there is a more elegant way.
Best regards
Jean-Marc

[Thierry]

Hi All,
I need replace all num of a list
...
but I guess there is a more elegant way.

Bonjour Jean-Marc,

more elegant, Umm, kind of subjective feeling..

Anyway, here is one *I* feel strongly elegant

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function getTextWithoutNumber pText
   return replaceText( pText, "\d+", empty)
end getTextWithoutNumber

HTH,

Thierry

[dunbarx]

Thierry does this in one line, as usual.

But I think that Jean-Marc, by formulating his handler so that only ten iterations are required to filter any length of text, as opposed to looping through each char in the text itself:

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...
repeat for each char tChar in tText
if tChar is not in "0123456789" then put tChar after tFilteredText...

is already pretty elegant. I only mention this to catch the eye of relatively new users who might appreciate this method, as opposed to that even more "basic" way...

Craig

[Thierry]

Thierry does this in one line, as usual.

Well, I'm using a pure Livecode build-in function

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...
repeat for each char tChar in tText
if tChar is not in "0123456789" then put tChar after tFilteredText...

is already pretty elegant.

Certainly,
and it's always nice and instructive to show different solutions
and let the reader decide...

Thierry

[dunbarx]

Thierry.

Well, I'm using a pure Livecode build-in function

??

Of course you are. And I even use regex, though I need to tread carefully in that arena, where you are adept.

I just want to teach.

Craig

[Thierry]

I just want to teach.

Yes, and so do I; a mixture of helping and sharing.

Have a nice sunday,

Thierry

[jmburnod]

@Thierry,
Exactly what I have searched
Thanks

@Craig,
Yes LiveCode is a wonderful tool for learn coding
From simple to complex we can try different ways
Best regards
Jean-Marc