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This module is used to explode a passed string into parts. First parameter is the divider string to divide the string at. The second parameter is the string. | This module is used to explode a passed string into parts. First parameter is the divider string to divide the string at. The second parameter is the string. | ||
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local p = {} | |||
function explode(div,str) -- credit: http://richard.warburton.it | function explode(div,str) -- credit: http://richard.warburton.it | ||
if (div=='') then return false end | if (div=='') then return false end | ||
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return arr | return arr | ||
end | end | ||
return p |
Revision as of 00:54, 27 July 2014
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Explode/Documentation
--[[
This module is used to explode a passed string into parts. First parameter is the divider string to divide the string at. The second parameter is the string.
]]--
local p = {}
function explode(div,str) -- credit: http://richard.warburton.it
if (div=='') then return false end
local pos,arr = 0,{}
-- for each divider found
for st,sp in function() return string.find(str,div,pos,true) end do
table.insert(arr,string.sub(str,pos,st-1)) -- Attach chars left of current divider
pos = sp + 1 -- Jump past current divider
end
table.insert(arr,string.sub(str,pos)) -- Attach chars right of last divider
return arr
end
return p