kicad/include/refdes_utils.h

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/**
 * @file
 * Collection of utility functions for component reference designators (refdes)
 */

#ifndef REFDES_UTILS__H
#define REFDES_UTILS__H

#include <wx/string.h>

namespace UTIL
{

/**
 * Get the (non-numeric) prefix from a refdes - e.g.
 *      R1    -> R
 *      IC34  -> IC
 * @param  aRefDes full refdes
 * @return         the prefix, or empty string if nothing found
 */
wxString GetReferencePrefix( const wxString& aRefDes );

/**
 * Acts just like the strcmp function but treats numbers within the string text
 * correctly for sorting.  eg. A10 > A2
 * return -1 if first string is less than the second
 * return 0 if the strings are equal
 * return 1 if the first string is greater than the second
 */
int RefDesStringCompare( const wxString& lhs, const wxString& rhs );

} // namespace UTIL

#endif // REFDES_UTILS__H