/** * @license Apache-2.0 * * Copyright (c) 2021 The Stdlib Authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ 'use strict'; // MODULES // var isString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-string' ).isPrimitive; var format = require( './../../format' ); // MAIN // /** * Returns the part of a string before a specified substring. * * @param {string} str - input string * @param {string} search - search string * @throws {TypeError} first argument must be a string * @throws {TypeError} second argument must be a string * @returns {string} substring * * @example * var out = substringBefore( 'beep boop', ' ' ); * // returns 'beep' * * @example * var out = substringBefore( 'beep boop', 'p' ); * // returns 'bee' * * @example * var out = substringBefore( 'Hello World!', '' ); * // returns '' * * @example * var out = substringBefore( 'Hello World!', 'XYZ' ); * // returns 'Hello World!' */ function substringBefore( str, search ) { var idx; if ( !isString( str ) ) { throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a string. Value: `%s`.', str ) ); } if ( !isString( search ) ) { throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Second argument must be a string. Value: `%s`.', search ) ); } idx = str.indexOf( search ); if ( idx === -1 ) { return str; } return str.substring( 0, idx ); } // EXPORTS // module.exports = substringBefore;