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+;;; str-utils.clj -- string utilities for Clojure
+
+;; by Stuart Sierra <mail@stuartsierra.com>
+;; April 8, 2008
+
+;; Copyright (c) 2008 Stuart Sierra. All rights reserved.  The use and
+;; distribution terms for this software are covered by the Common
+;; Public License 1.0 (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl1.0.php)
+;; which can be found in the file CPL.TXT at the root of this
+;; distribution.  By using this software in any fashion, you are
+;; agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license.  You must not
+;; remove this notice, or any other, from this software.
+
+
+(clojure/in-ns 'str-utils)
+(clojure/refer 'clojure)
+
+
+(defn re-split
+  "Splits the string on instances of 'pattern'.  Returns a sequence of
+  strings.  Optional 'limit' argument is the maximum number of
+  splits.  Like Perl's 'split'."
+  ([#^Pattern pattern string] (seq (. pattern (split string))))
+  ([#^Pattern pattern string limit] (seq (. pattern (split string limit)))))
+
+(defn re-gsub
+  "Replaces all instances of 'pattern' in 'string' with
+  'replacement'.  Like Ruby's 'String#gsub'."
+  [#^Pattern regex replacement #^String string]
+  (.. regex (matcher string) (replaceAll replacement)))
+
+(defn re-sub
+  "Replaces the first instance of 'pattern' in 'string' with
+  'replacement'.  Like Ruby's 'String#sub'."
+  [#^Pattern regex replacement #^String string]
+  (.. regex (matcher string) (replaceFirst replacement)))
+
+(defn str-join
+  "Returns a string of all elements in 'sequence', separated by
+  'separator'.  Like Perl's 'join'."
+  [separator sequence]
+  (reduce (fn
+	   ([] (str))  ; in case sequence is empty
+	   ([total next] (str total separator next)))
+	  (seq sequence)))