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This object exposes some basic string functions.

##To String Calls the toString method of any object passed. Can unwrap options.

• value - Object to call toString on.
• unwrapOption - Optional flag to enable Option unwrapping. Defaulted to false.

List To String

Given a list, will call the mkString function.

• list - List to call mkString on.
• separator - Optional separator to be used.
• unwrapOption - Optional flag to enable Option unwrapping. Defaulted to false.

##Uppercase Calls “uppercase” on the given string.

• value - The string to uppercase.

##Lowercase Calls “lowercase” on the given string.

• value - The string to lowercase.

##String Split Splits the given string into a list based on the given regex.

• string - The string to split.
• regex - Regex used to split te string. Can also be a simple separator.
• limit - Optional limit on the number of times the pattern is applied.

##Substring Returns a substring based on the given string.

• string - The string to use.
• begin - The start index of the substring.
• end - Optional end index. If not provided, will stretch to the end of the string.

##String Equals Returns whether the two given strings are equals. Can perform a case insensitive operation.

• string - First string to compare.
• anotherString - Second string to compare.
• caseInsensitive - Optional flag to indicate whether a case insensitive comparison should be performed. Defaults to false.

##String Matches Returns whether the given string is matched by the provided regex.

• string - String to match.
• regex - Pattern to use.

##String Replace All Performs a replacement on a string. By default, this will treat the match string as a regex. A literal match can be performed by setting the literal flag to true.

• string - String to perform the replace on.
• matchString - Pattern or literal string to be replaced.
• replacement - The replacement string.
• literal - Optional boolean flag to indicate whether match string is a regex. Default is false.

##String Replace First Performs a replacement on the first match on a given string. By default, this will treat the match string as a regex. A literal match can be performed by setting the literal flag to true.

• string - String to perform the replace on.
• matchString - Pattern or literal string to be replaced.
• replacement - The replacement string.
• literal - Optional boolean flag to indicate whether match string is a regex. Default is false.