Name
splitTokens()
Description
The splitTokens() function splits a String at one or many character
delimiters or "tokens". The delim parameter specifies the character
or characters to be used as a boundary.
If no delim characters are specified, any whitespace character is
used to split. Whitespace characters include tab (\t), line feed
(\n), carriage return (\r), form feed (\f), and space.
After using this function to parse incoming data, it is common to convert
the data from Strings to integers or floats by using the datatype
conversion functions int() and float().
Examples
String t = "a b"; String[] q = splitTokens(t); println(q[0]); // Prints "a" println(q[1]); // Prints "b"// Despite the bad formatting, the data is parsed correctly. // The ", " as delimiter means to break whenever a comma *or* // a space is found in the String. Unlike the split() function, // multiple adjacent delimiters are treated as a single break. String s = "a, b c ,,d "; String[] q = splitTokens(s, ", "); println(q.length + " values found"); // Prints "4 values found" println(q[0]); // Prints "a" println(q[1]); // Prints "b" println(q[2]); // Prints "c" println(q[3]); // Prints "d"
Syntax
splitTokens(value)splitTokens(value, delim)
Parameters
value(String)the String to be splitdelim(String)list of individual characters that will be used as separators
Return
String[]
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