Split

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This function splits a string into sub-strings. You specify a character that will act as a separating character; this will determine where to split the sub-strings. For example, it can split the string "Hello World" into two strings containing the two words, by spliting using a space as a seperating character.

Note: You can use the function name 'getok' is an alias for this function, both functions are exactly the same. Split is recommended as it is easier to understand.

Syntax

table split ( string stringToSplit, string separatingChar )

Required Arguments

  • stringToSplit The string you wish to split into parts.
  • separatingChar The character you want to use to split

Returns

Returns a table of the sub-strings.

Example

This examples takes any console text input and splits it into parts.

function onConsole ( player, text )
    splittext = split ( text, 32 ) -- Grab the table of tokens
    for splitKey, splitVal in splittext do -- for each token there..
        outputChatBox ( "key: " .. splitKey .. " val: " .. splitVal ) -- output the index and token
    end
end

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