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string_explode

By Daniel · December 24, 2008

Breaks apart a string into a list of pieces separated by delimiter

// string_explode(delimiter, subject)
// Breaks apart a string into a list of pieces separated by delimiter
// delimiter: the string which separates each piece
// subject: the string to break apart

var delimiter, len, subject, result, pos, piece;

delimiter = argument0;
len = string_length(delimiter);
subject = argument1;
result = ds_list_create();

while (true) {
  pos = string_pos(delimiter, subject);
  if (pos == 0) { // no delimiters left
    ds_list_add(result, subject);
    break;
  }
  piece = string_copy(subject, 1, pos-1);
  ds_list_add(result, piece);
  subject = string_delete(subject, 1, string_length(piece) + len);
}

return result;

Categories: String handling

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