+ # Is the current Text empty (== "")
+ # assert "".is_empty
+ # assert not "foo".is_empty
+ fun is_empty: Bool do return self.length == 0
+
+ # Gets the first char of the Text
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.first instead
+ fun first: Char do return self.chars[0]
+
+ # Access a character at `index` in the string.
+ #
+ # assert "abcd"[2] == 'c'
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.[] instead
+ fun [](index: Int): Char do return self.chars[index]
+
+ # Gets the index of the first occurence of 'c'
+ #
+ # Returns -1 if not found
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.index_of instead
+ fun index_of(c: Char): Int
+ do
+ return index_of_from(c, 0)
+ end
+
+ # Gets the last char of self
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.last instead
+ fun last: Char do return self.chars[length-1]
+
+ # Gets the index of the first occurence of ´c´ starting from ´pos´
+ #
+ # Returns -1 if not found
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.index_of_from instead
+ fun index_of_from(c: Char, pos: Int): Int
+ do
+ var iter = self.chars.iterator_from(pos)
+ while iter.is_ok do
+ if iter.item == c then return iter.index
+ end
+ return -1
+ end
+
+ # Gets the last index of char ´c´
+ #
+ # Returns -1 if not found
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.last_index_of instead
+ fun last_index_of(c: Char): Int
+ do
+ return last_index_of_from(c, length - 1)
+ end
+
+ # The index of the last occurrence of an element starting from pos (in reverse order).
+ # Example :
+ # assert "/etc/bin/test/test.nit".last_index_of_from('/', length-1) == 13
+ # assert "/etc/bin/test/test.nit".last_index_of_from('/', 12) == 8
+ #
+ # Returns -1 if not found
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.last_index_of_from instead
+ fun last_index_of_from(item: Char, pos: Int): Int
+ do
+ var iter = self.chars.reverse_iterator_from(pos)
+ while iter.is_ok do
+ if iter.item == item then return iter.index
+ iter.next
+ end
+ return -1
+ end
+
+ # Gets an iterator on the chars of self
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.iterator instead
+ fun iterator: Iterator[Char]
+ do
+ return self.chars.iterator
+ end
+
+ # Is 'c' contained in self ?
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.has instead
+ fun has(c: Char): Bool
+ do
+ return self.chars.has(c)
+ end
+
+ # Gets an Array containing the chars of self
+ #
+ # DEPRECATED : Use self.chars.to_a instead
+ fun to_a: Array[Char] do return chars.to_a
+