Ok, thank you, Tobi. I'll have to start thinking again (but not tonight anymore). Matti
Am 22.05.2017 um 22:17 schrieb Tobias Boege: > On Mon, 22 May 2017, Matti wrote: >> If I have a string sStr="hello##12345" and want to split it: >> >> Dim aSplit as String[] >> aSplit = Split(sStr, "##") >> Print aSplit[0], aSplit[1] >> >> Returns always only "hello". Maybe "12345" is excluded because being an >> integer? >> > It is not an integer in this case. It's a string of characters and Split() > doesn't interpret it as an integer. Consequently it has nothing to do with > IgnoreVoid in my book. > > If anything is wrong, it is your use of the separator. According to the > documentation (and the implementation!), the Separator argument is a *list* > of separator characters, i.e. "##" will not split against the string "##", > but it will split against "#" or "#". > > To give a different example, if you had given the string "abc#123,456" and > separators "#," you would have gotten the array ["abc", "123", "456"]. > >> Now the Wiki says "StringArray = Split ( String [ , Separators , Escape , >> IgnoreVoid , KeepEscape ] )" >> Where "IgnoreVoid" means "a boolean that tells Split() *not* to return void >> elements." >> >> By trial and error I found out that "IgnoreVoid" has to be set to 'True' to >> return "12345". Exactly the opposite. >> >> The Wiki should be corrected here. >> > I don't know what's the problem with your installation but on mine I get: > > $ gbx3 -e 'Split("hello##12345", "##").Join("|")' > hello||12345 > > i.e. it works. Notice the empty string between "hello" and "12345" > in the context of what I explained about the separators above! > > Regards, > Tobi > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user