Practical examples

Thus far, you’ve gained an understanding of the different comparers, replacers, combiners, and splitters available in the M language. Now, with this foundational knowledge, it’s time to solidify your learning through practical examples that demonstrate their use in real-world scenarios. These examples will enhance your understanding of how to integrate these functions into your own workflows.

Feel free to devise your own strategy for these scenarios before delving into them. If you’re uncomfortable with translating this into M code at this time, that’s perfectly fine. You can still formulate an outline and consider potential obstacles to overcome. This will enable you to compare your approach with the one suggested here. However, keep in mind that there are numerous solutions to any given problem; this book only presents one possible method.

Removing control characters and excess spaces

A common task in cleaning and transforming...