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(table) = string.split(separator) | (table) = string.split(separator) | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''If an empty "slice" is located, that part will be returned as an empty string. For instance string.split("abc||def", "|") will return a table with three strings: "abc", "", and "def"''' | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | local values = input:split(",") | ||
+ | print(values[1], values[2], values[3]) | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Also note that whitespace from the original string will be preserved, for example string.split("abc _ def", "_") will honor the whitespace on both sides of the _ separator. By default, the separator character is , but you can specify an alternative character or series of characters''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Corner Cases === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Empty String ==== | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | "" --> "" | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Empty Slices ==== | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | "foo,,bar" --> "foo", "", "bar" | ||
+ | ",foo" --> "", "foo" | ||
+ | "foo," --> "foo", "" | ||
+ | "," --> "", "" | ||
+ | ",," --> "", "", "" | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Whitespace Preserved ==== | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | " whitespace " --> " whitespace " | ||
+ | "foo , bar" --> "foo ", " bar" | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Invalid UTF-8 ==== | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | "\xFF" --> "\xFF" | ||
+ | "\xFD,\xFE" --> "\xFD", "\xFE" | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Unicode ==== | ||
+ | <source lang="lua"> | ||
+ | "," --> U+FF0C FULLWIDTH COMMA | ||
+ | "我很高兴,你呢?" --> "我很高兴", "你呢?" | ||
+ | "•" --> U+2022 BULLET | ||
+ | "hello•world" --> "hello", "world" | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 20 January 2023
Available since: Gideros 2022.1
Class: string
Description
Splits a string into parts based on the defined separator character(s), returning a table of ordered results.
(table) = string.split(separator)
If an empty "slice" is located, that part will be returned as an empty string. For instance string.split("abc||def", "|") will return a table with three strings: "abc", "", and "def"
local values = input:split(",")
print(values[1], values[2], values[3])
Also note that whitespace from the original string will be preserved, for example string.split("abc _ def", "_") will honor the whitespace on both sides of the _ separator. By default, the separator character is , but you can specify an alternative character or series of characters
Corner Cases
Empty String
"" --> ""
Empty Slices
"foo,,bar" --> "foo", "", "bar"
",foo" --> "", "foo"
"foo," --> "foo", ""
"," --> "", ""
",," --> "", "", ""
Whitespace Preserved
" whitespace " --> " whitespace "
"foo , bar" --> "foo ", " bar"
Invalid UTF-8
"\xFF" --> "\xFF"
"\xFD,\xFE" --> "\xFD", "\xFE"
Unicode
"," --> U+FF0C FULLWIDTH COMMA
"我很高兴,你呢?" --> "我很高兴", "你呢?"
"•" --> U+2022 BULLET
"hello•world" --> "hello", "world"
Parameters
separator: (string) separator character(s) to be used for splitting the string optional, default value ","
Return values
Returns (table) table of ordered results