String::Diff(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation String::Diff(3)NAMEString::Diff - Simple diff to String
SYNOPSIS
use String::Diff;
use String::Diff qw( diff_fully diff diff_merge diff_regexp );# export functions
# simple diff
my($old, $new) = String::Diff::diff('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
print "$old\n";# this is [Perl]
print "$new\n";# this is {Ruby}
my $diff = String::Diff::diff('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
print "$diff->[0]\n";# this is [Perl]
print "$diff->[1]\n";# this is {Ruby}
my $diff = String::Diff::diff('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby',
remove_open => '<del>',
remove_close => '</del>',
append_open => '<ins>',
append_close => '</ins>',
);
print "$diff->[0]\n";# this is <del>Perl</del>
print "$diff->[1]\n";# this is <ins>Ruby</ins>
# merged
my $diff = String::Diff::diff_merge('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
print "$diff\n";# this is [Perl]{Ruby}
my $diff = String::Diff::diff_merge('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby',
remove_open => '<del>',
remove_close => '</del>',
append_open => '<ins>',
append_close => '</ins>',
);
print "$diff\n";# this is <del>Perl</del><ins>Ruby</ins>
# change to default marks
%String::Diff::DEFAULT_MARKS = (
remove_open => '<del>',
remove_close => '</del>',
append_open => '<ins>',
append_close => '</ins>',
separator => '<-OLD|NEW->', # for diff_merge
);
# generated for regexp
my $diff = String::Diff::diff_regexp('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
print "$diff\n";# this\ is\ (?:Perl|Ruby)
# detailed list
my $diff = String::Diff::diff_fully('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
for my $line (@{ $diff->[0] }) {
print "$line->[0]: '$line->[1]'\n";
}
# u: 'this is '
# -: 'Perl'
for my $line (@{ $diff->[1] }) {
print "$line->[0]: '$line->[1]'\n";
}
# u: 'this is '
# +: 'Ruby'
DESCRIPTIONString::Diff is the difference of a consecutive string is made. after
general diff is done, the difference in the line is searchable.
the mark of the addition and the deletion can be freely changed. the
color is colored to the terminal with ANSI, using the HTML display it.
after the line is divided, diff is taken when 'linebreak' option is
specified.
my($old_string, $new_string) = String::Diff::diff_fully('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby', linebreak => 1);
my($old_string, $new_string) = String::Diff::diff('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby', linebreak => 1);
my $string = String::Diff::diff_merge('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby', linebreak => 1);
my $string = String::Diff::diff_regexp('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby', linebreak => 1);
In diff and diff_merge methods the mark of the difference can be
changed.
my $diff = String::Diff::diff('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby',{
remove_open => '<del>',
remove_close => '</del>',
append_open => '<ins>',
append_close => '</ins>',
});
METHODS
diff_fully
the list that divides diff according to the mark is returnd.
my($old_string, $new_string) = String::Diff::diff_fully('this is Perl', 'this is Ruby');
diff
abd the mark of the deletion and the addition is given to the string.
diff_merge
old and new string is merged with diff.
diff_regexp
the regular expression to which old string and new string are matched with regexp is returned.
AUTHOR
Kazuhiro Osawa <ko@yappo.ne.jp>
SEE ALSO
Algorithm::Diff
LICENSE
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.14.1 2008-10-27 String::Diff(3)
