delimiter
delimiter
Definition
de·lim·iter (dē lim′it ər)
noun
Comput. a letter, symbol, etc. used to set off one string of characters or item of data from another
delimiter
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- separate: A group expression is a character string containing a list of one or more sub-strings separated by some specified delimiter.
Converse of object
- use: The file must contain columns of values, using a consistent delimiter.
- specify: The function takes an array as the argument and you can specify the item delimiter.
- find: Search pattern not terminated ( F ) The lexer couldn't find the final delimiter of a / / or m{ } construct.
- trail: Note that the name must include the trailing delimiter ( ' / ' on Unix systems ).
- contain: A field is a ( possibly empty ) maximal substring of s not containing any delimiter.
- match: Conditions under which control characters match a space delimiter are none.
Adjective modifier
- single: In practice, a branch is usually a single delimiter.
- open: In a start-tag, the element name must immediately follow the tag open delimiter ` ' .
- different: This syntax often can be avoided by using a different delimiter; e.g. , " Don't " instead of ' Don''t ' .
- last: All options are specified after the last pattern delimiter.
- next: If, on the other hand, the newline branch is taken, the next delimiter is taken as the one following the ALL.
Modifies a noun
- character: Normally, the result is a string array with the path segments separated with the correct special delimiter character for the current operating system.
- set: Returns: the number of tokens remaining in the string using the current delimiter set.
Noun used with modifier
- closing: This message means that the closing delimiter was omitted.
- directory: If there are any trailing directory delimiter characters, they are removed.
- comment: The list must be preceded by the comment delimiter " .. " , appearing on a separate line.
- field: You can create them in any editor and use any field delimiter you like.
- pattern: All options are specified after the last pattern delimiter.
- line: NL ( ASCII LF ) is the normal line delimiter.
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