annotate base/StringBits.h @ 875:3e6ed8a8577b tonioni

Use a sparse time-value model only for outputs with fixed bin count of 1, not for those with unknown bin count.
(Precursor to using more than one model for outputs with unknown bin count)

/* -*- c-basic-offset: 4 indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-  vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4: */

/*
    Sonic Visualiser
    An audio file viewer and annotation editor.
    Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary, University of London.
    
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*/

/*
   This is a modified version of a source file from the 
   Rosegarden MIDI and audio sequencer and notation editor.
   This file copyright 2000-2010 Chris Cannam.
*/

#ifndef _STRING_BITS_H_
#define _STRING_BITS_H_

#include <QString>
#include <QStringList>
#include <QChar>

class StringBits
{
public:
    /**
     * Convert a string to a double using basic "C"-locale syntax,
     * i.e. always using '.' as a decimal point.  We use this as a
     * fallback when parsing files from an unknown source, if
     * locale-specific conversion fails.  Does not support e notation.
     * If ok is non-NULL, *ok will be set to true if conversion
     * succeeds or false otherwise.
     */
    static double stringToDoubleLocaleFree(QString s, bool *ok = 0);

    /**
     * Split a string at the given separator character, allowing
     * quoted sections that contain the separator.  If the separator
     * is ' ', any (amount of) whitespace will be considered as a
     * single separator.  If the separator is another whitespace
     * character such as '\t', it will be used literally.
     */
    static QStringList splitQuoted(QString s, QChar separator);

    /**
     * Split a string at the given separator character.  If quoted is
     * true, do so by calling splitQuoted (above).  If quoted is
     * false, use QString::split; if separator is ' ', use
     * SkipEmptyParts behaviour, otherwise use KeepEmptyParts (this is
     * analogous to the behaviour of splitQuoted).
     */
    static QStringList split(QString s, QChar separator, bool quoted);
};

#endif