mgear.core.string module¶

string management methods

mgear.core.string.convertRLName(name)¶

Convert a string with underscore

i.e: “_L”, “_L0_”, “L_”, “_L” to “R”. And vice and versa.

Parameters:	name (string) – string to convert
Returns:	Tuple of Integer

mgear.core.string.convertRLName_old(name)¶

Convert a string with underscore

i.e: “_L”, “_L0_”, “L_”, “_L” to “R”. And vice and versa.

Parameters:	name (string) – string to convert
Returns:	Tuple of Integer

mgear.core.string.normalize(string)¶

Replace all invalid characters with “_”

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to normalize.
Return string:	Normalized string

mgear.core.string.normalize2(string)¶

Replace all invalid characters with “_”. including “-” This ensure that the name is compatible with Maya naming rules

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to normalize.
Return string:	Normalized string

mgear.core.string.normalize_path(string)¶

Ensure that string path use always forward slash

mgear.core.string.normalize_with_padding(string)¶

Replace all invalid characters with “_”. including “-” This ensure that the name is compatible with Maya naming rules

Also list of # symbol with properly padded index.

ie. count_### > count_001

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to normalize.
Return string:	Normalized string

mgear.core.string.removeInvalidCharacter(string)¶

Remove all invalid character.

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to normalize.
Return string:	Normalized string.

mgear.core.string.removeInvalidCharacter2(string)¶

Remove all invalid character. Incluede “_” and “.”as valid character.

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to normalize.
Return string:	Normalized string.

mgear.core.string.replaceSharpWithPadding(string, index)¶

Replace a list of # symbol with properly padded index.

ie. count_### > count_001

Parameters:	string (string) – A string to set. Should include ‘#’ index (integer) – Index to replace.
Return string:	Normalized string.