* Removes the characters from `start` to `end` (of the original string, **not** the generated string). * Removing the same content twice, or making removals that partially overlap, will cause an error.
(start: number, end: number)
| 718 | * Removing the same content twice, or making removals that partially overlap, will cause an error. |
| 719 | */ |
| 720 | remove(start: number, end: number): this { |
| 721 | start = start + this.offset |
| 722 | end = end + this.offset |
| 723 | |
| 724 | if (this.original.length !== 0) { |
| 725 | while (start < 0) start += this.original.length |
| 726 | while (end < 0) end += this.original.length |
| 727 | } |
| 728 | |
| 729 | if (start === end) |
| 730 | return this |
| 731 | |
| 732 | if (start < 0 || end > this.original.length) |
| 733 | throw new Error('Character is out of bounds') |
| 734 | if (start > end) |
| 735 | throw new Error('end must be greater than start') |
| 736 | |
| 737 | if (DEBUG) |
| 738 | this.stats.time('remove') |
| 739 | |
| 740 | this._split(start) |
| 741 | this._split(end) |
| 742 | |
| 743 | let chunk = this.byStart[start] |
| 744 | |
| 745 | while (chunk) { |
| 746 | chunk.intro = '' |
| 747 | chunk.outro = '' |
| 748 | chunk.edit('') |
| 749 | |
| 750 | chunk = end > chunk.end ? this.byStart[chunk.end] : null |
| 751 | } |
| 752 | |
| 753 | if (DEBUG) |
| 754 | this.stats.timeEnd('remove') |
| 755 | return this |
| 756 | } |
| 757 | |
| 758 | /** |
| 759 | * Reset the modified characters from `start` to `end` (of the original string, **not** the generated string). |