Dinfio Documentation — Function Reference: split()

Module string → split()

Description

Split a string by separator

split(s, separator, limit = -1)

Parameters

s (string) — A string to be splitted
separator (string) — A boundary string
limit (number, optional) — An integer specifying a limit on the number of substrings to be included in the array. The default value is -1 (no limit)

Return Value

array — Returns the array of strings

Usage Example

a = split("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", " ")
b = split("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", " ", 2)
 
' a is:
' array(
'     [0] = "Lorem"
'     [1] = "ipsum"
'     [2] = "dolor"
'     [3] = "sit"
'     [4] = "amet"
' )
'
' b is:
' array(
'     [0] = "Lorem"
'     [1] = "ipsum dolor sit amet"
' )