class String
  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.lstrip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with leading whitespace removed. See also
  # <code>String#rstrip</code> and <code>String#strip</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".lstrip   #=> "hello  "
  #    "hello".lstrip       #=> "hello"
  #
  def lstrip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    a += 1 while " \f\n\r\t\v".include?(self[a]) and a <= z
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.rstrip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with trailing whitespace removed. See also
  # <code>String#lstrip</code> and <code>String#strip</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".rstrip   #=> "  hello"
  #    "hello".rstrip       #=> "hello"
  #
  def rstrip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    z -= 1 while " \f\n\r\t\v\0".include?(self[z]) and a <= z
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.strip   -> new_str
  #
  # Returns a copy of <i>str</i> with leading and trailing whitespace removed.
  #
  #    "    hello    ".strip   #=> "hello"
  #    "\tgoodbye\r\n".strip   #=> "goodbye"
  #
  def strip
    a = 0
    z = self.size - 1
    a += 1 while " \f\n\r\t\v".include?(self[a]) and a <= z
    z -= 1 while " \f\n\r\t\v\0".include?(self[z]) and a <= z
    (z >= 0) ? self[a..z] : ""
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.lstrip!   -> self or nil
  #
  # Removes leading whitespace from <i>str</i>, returning <code>nil</code> if no
  # change was made. See also <code>String#rstrip!</code> and
  # <code>String#strip!</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".lstrip   #=> "hello  "
  #    "hello".lstrip!      #=> nil
  #
  def lstrip!
    s = self.lstrip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

  ##
  # call-seq:
  #    str.rstrip!   -> self or nil
  #
  # Removes trailing whitespace from <i>str</i>, returning <code>nil</code> if
  # no change was made. See also <code>String#lstrip!</code> and
  # <code>String#strip!</code>.
  #
  #    "  hello  ".rstrip   #=> "  hello"
  #    "hello".rstrip!      #=> nil
  #
  def rstrip!
    s = self.rstrip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

  ##
  #  call-seq:
  #     str.strip!   -> str or nil
  #
  #  Removes leading and trailing whitespace from <i>str</i>. Returns
  #  <code>nil</code> if <i>str</i> was not altered.
  #
  def strip!
    s = self.strip
    (s == self) ? nil : self.replace(s)
  end

# call-seq:
#    str.casecmp(other_str)   -> -1, 0, +1 or nil
#
# Case-insensitive version of <code>String#<=></code>.
#
#    "abcdef".casecmp("abcde")     #=> 1
#    "aBcDeF".casecmp("abcdef")    #=> 0
#    "abcdef".casecmp("abcdefg")   #=> -1
#    "abcdef".casecmp("ABCDEF")    #=> 0
#
  def casecmp(str)
    self.downcase <=> str.to_str.downcase
  rescue NoMethodError
    raise TypeError, "no implicit conversion of #{str.class} into String"
  end

  def partition(sep)
    raise TypeError, "type mismatch: #{sep.class} given" unless sep.is_a? String
    n = index(sep)
    unless n.nil?
      m = n + sep.size
      [ slice(0, n), sep, slice(m, size - m) ]
    else
      [ self, "", "" ]
    end
  end

  def rpartition(sep)
    raise TypeError, "type mismatch: #{sep.class} given" unless sep.is_a? String
    n = rindex(sep)
    unless n.nil?
      m = n + sep.size
      [ slice(0, n), sep, slice(m, size - m) ]
    else
      [ "", "", self ]
    end
  end
end