split.h File Reference

#include <string>

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Functions
template<typename E , typename C >
size_t	split (std::basic_string< E > const &s, C &container, E const delimiter, bool keepBlankFields=true)

Function Documentation

template<typename E , typename C >

size_t split	(	std::basic_string< E > const &	s,
		C &	container,
		E const	delimiter,
		bool	keepBlankFields = true
	)

Definition at line 22 of file split.h.

References end, first, and n.

{
    size_t n = 0;
    typename std::basic_string<E>::const_iterator it = s.begin(), end = s.end(), first;
    for (first = it; it != end; ++it)
    {
        // Examine each character and if it matches the delimiter
        if (delimiter == *it)
        {
            if (keepBlankFields || first != it)
            {
                // extract the current field from the string and
                // append the current field to the given container
                container.push_back(std::basic_string<E>(first, it));
                ++n;

                // skip the delimiter
                first = it + 1;
            }
            else
            {
                ++first;
            }
        }
    }
    if (keepBlankFields || first != it)
    {
        // extract the last field from the string and
        // append the last field to the given container
        container.push_back(std::basic_string<E>(first, it));
        ++n;
    }
    return n;
}