Module StrExtras.FastSearch


module FastSearch: sig  end
The functions in this module are for fast searching for the same substring multiple times.


The idea is to take some extra time to analyze the search string to make each individual search for it go faster. These functions use the Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm.

type t 
The type of an analyzed search string
val study : string -> t
Analyze a search string
val index : t -> string -> int
index needle haystack returns the position in haystack where needle starts.
Raises Not_found if the substring isn't present.
val index_from : t -> string -> int -> int
index_from needle haystack pos returns the position in haystack where needle starts, starting looking at pos.
Raises