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MiniRobotLanguage (MRL)

 

BLO.BlockRepair

Repairs strings with unclosed/mismatched blocks.

 

Intention

 

This command intelligently corrects structural errors in a string containing delimited blocks. It automatically appends closing delimiters for any blocks that were left open, and it removes any extra closing delimiters that do not have a matching opening delimiter. This is extremely useful for sanitizing malformed data before parsing.

 

 

                 Repairing a String

 

Original String: [A]] [B[C]

                  ▲    ▲

                  │    └───── Unclosed block

                  │

                  └────────── Mismatched end delimiter

 

Action 1: Remove Mismatched ']'

Result:           [A] [B[C]

 

Action 2: Close Open Blocks at End

Result:           [A] [B[C]]

 

Final Repaired String: "[A] [B[C]]"

 

 

Syntax

 

BLO.BlockRepair|P1|P2|P3[|P4]

 

Parameter Explanation

 

•P1 - (Input/Output, Text) The variable containing the string to repair. The result is stored back into this variable if P4 is omitted.

•P2 - (Input, Text) The starting delimiter string.

•P3 - (Input, Text) The ending delimiter string.

•P4 - (Output, Text) Optional. A different variable to store the repaired string.

 

Example

 

'***********************************

' BLO.BlockRepair Example

'***********************************

' This string has one unclosed [A] and one extra ]

$$SRC=[A[B]] and one extra ] here.

BLO.BlockRepair|$$SRC|'['|']'|$$REPAIRED

' $$REPAIRED will be "[A[B]] and one extra here.[]"

' Note: A second closing bracket is added to balance the string.

MBX.$$REPAIRED

ENR.

 

See also:

 

• BLO.BlockValidate - Checks if all block delimiters are balanced