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split

This function is used to split a string.

SPLIT

NAME

split - This function is used to split a string

SYNOPSIS

split([delimiter:string,maxloop:integer], string)

DESCRIPTION

split is used to split a string on a delimiter. The default delimiter string is comma ','. The default value for maxloop is 1024.

The delimiter can be multiple characters.

This function can be use as a callback. In this case, each iteration will return one value. If the string is empty, the loop is not executed.

This function can be use a function in which case, the return value is an array of elements.

EXAMPLES

Note: In the followings examples, the _ between the { should be removed to make it work.


for i split("a,b,c") do i; endfor return abc
for i split("") do i; endfor return nothing
for i split("abc") do i; endfor return abc
for i split(",,,abc,,,") do sn_nb; i; endfor return 0123abc456
for i split(delimiter: ":", ":a:") do sn_nb; i; endfor return 01a2
for i split(delimiter: "", "abc") do sn_nb; i; endfor return 0a1b2c
for i split(delimiter: "", "") do sn_nb; i; endfor return nothing
for i split(maxloop:2,delimiter: "", "pierre") do sn_nb; i; endfor return an error
split(delimiter:" ","p i e r r e l a p l a n t e"); return
  ["p","i","e","r","r","e","l","a","p","l","a","n","t","e"]

split(maxloop:4,delimiter:" ","p i e r r e l a p l a n t e"); }}.) return an error

split(maxloop:4,delimiter:"","pierrelaplante"); }}.) return an error

split("a,b,c");
split(delimiter:" , ", " , a , b , c , ");
split("");
split("abcdef");
split(",,,abc,,,");
split(delimiter:"","abc");
split(delimiter:"","");
split(delimiter: "  ", "  a  ") return 

["a","b","c"]["","a","b","c",""][""]["abcdef"]["","","","abc","","",""]["a","b","c"][]["","a",""]

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

Written by Pierre Laplante and Caroline Laplante, <laplante@sednove.com>

MODIFICATIONS

1.0 2015-03-08 21:24:14 laplante@sednove.com

1.1 2015-04-21 21:27:00 laplante@sednove.com Make sure the loop is not executed on empty string

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