spaces_to_tabs
stringConverts sequences of spaces to tab characters
Syntax
spaces_to_tabs(string) Parameters
string (string) The string to convert
Returns
string String with space sequences replaced by tabs
Examples
Input:
spaces_to_tabs("hello world") Output:
"hello\tworld" Input:
"a b" | spaces_to_tabs Output:
"a\tb"The spaces_to_tabs() function converts sequences of spaces to tab characters. Typically converts a standard number of spaces (usually 4) to a single tab.
Usage
Use spaces_to_tabs() for converting indentation to tabs, reducing file size, or standardizing code formatting to tab-based indentation.