rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Tracking Issue for `[u8]::split_ascii_whitespace`

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Description

Feature gate: #![feature(u8_split_ascii_whitespace)]

This is a tracking issue for adding a split_ascii_whitespace method to [u8], complementing the method of the same name in str.

Public API
// core::slice

impl [u8] {
    pub fn split_ascii_whitespace(&self) -> SplitAsciiWhitespace<'_> { ... }
}

pub struct SplitAsciiWhitespace<'a> { ... }
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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the existing str::split_ascii_whitespace API and the proposed core::slice public API shown in the issue. Done requires completing the implementation, then tracking the final comment period and stabilization PR checklist items.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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