string or InputRange to be analyzed
number of columns a tab character represents
column number
import std.utf : byChar, byWchar, byDchar; assert(column("1234 ") == 5); assert(column("1234 "w) == 5); assert(column("1234 "d) == 5); assert(column("1234 ".byChar()) == 5); assert(column("1234 "w.byWchar()) == 5); assert(column("1234 "d.byDchar()) == 5); // Tab stops are set at 8 spaces by default; tab characters insert enough // spaces to bring the column position to the next multiple of 8. assert(column("\t") == 8); assert(column("1\t") == 8); assert(column("\t1") == 9); assert(column("123\t") == 8); // Other tab widths are possible by specifying it explicitly: assert(column("\t", 4) == 4); assert(column("1\t", 4) == 4); assert(column("\t1", 4) == 5); assert(column("123\t", 4) == 4); // New lines reset the column number. assert(column("abc\n") == 0); assert(column("abc\n1") == 1); assert(column("abcdefg\r1234") == 4); assert(column("abc\u20281") == 1); assert(column("abc\u20291") == 1); assert(column("abc\u00851") == 1); assert(column("abc\u00861") == 5);
Compute column number at the end of the printed form of the string, assuming the string starts in the leftmost column, which is numbered starting from 0.
Tab characters are expanded into enough spaces to bring the column number to the next multiple of tabsize. If there are multiple lines in the string, the column number of the last line is returned.