How can I split a string into an array of strings based on a dividing character? For instance, how could I split a sentence into an array of words, separated by the space character?
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/236129/how-to-split-a-string-in-c – L7ColWinters Feb 04 '12 at 04:26
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possible duplicate of [how to split string to tokens in C](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2091815/how-to-split-string-to-tokens-in-c) – Bo Persson Feb 04 '12 at 20:51
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result = strtok( str, delims );
while( result != NULL ) {
printf( "result is \"%s\"\n", result );
result = strtok( NULL, delims );
}
Set delims as your delimiter
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You should use either strtok or strtok_r, both of which are described here (with examples). I'd recommended to use strtok_r, since strtok is thread-unsafe, and you may add threads to your application in the future.
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