Refactor read method

ballerina-platform · Nov 6, 2023 · 9739d34 · 9739d34
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commit 9739d34
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diff --git a/ballerina/copybook_reader.bal b/ballerina/copybook_reader.bal
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class CopybookReader {
             chars.push(data.value);
         }
         string token = "".'join(...chars);
-        if dataItem.isSigned() && (token.trim().startsWith("+") || token.trim().startsWith("-")) {
+        // Handle optional signs ex:S9
+        if dataItem.isSigned() && re`^(\+|-).*$`.find(token.trim()) !is ()   {
             var additionalChar = self.copybookIterator.next();
             if additionalChar !is () {
                 chars.push(additionalChar.value);