String Datum

by ExPixel
This is a useful little string datum I came up with. [More]
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Version Initial Release
Date added: Feb 11 2011
Last updated: Mar 11 2011
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Within the datum:

var/SaveStrings = TRUE

String
    var
        text = ""
        max_length = null
        list/filter
        save_mode = TRUE
    proc
        New( new_text as text, new_max_length as num, list/new_filter, new_filter_mode as num )
        Init( new_text as text, new_max_length as num, list/new_filter, new_filter_mode as num )
        append(Append as text, Direction=BACK)
        set_max_length(new_max_length)
        insert(Insert as text, Place=text_length()+1)
        set_filter_mode(NewMode = ILLEGAL)
        filter()
        replace(Replace as text, Replacement as text)
        replaceEx(Replace as text, Replacement as text)
        text_length()
        get()
        set_text(Newtext as text)
        append_string(String/Append, Direction=BACK)
        random_append(Characters=1, Direction=BACK, ascii_min=97, ascii_max=122)
        String( new_text as text, new_max_length as num, list/new_filter, new_filter_mode as num )
        from_file(var/f)
        to_file(var/f, delete=FALSE)
        disable_cache()
        enable_cache()
        terminate()
        destroy()