A function that splits a string in parts separated by a substring
and returns the parts in a dynamic string array
Splitting a string in an array
The following functions split a string in parts separated by a substring and return the parts in a dynamic string array:
interface
type
TStringArray = array of string;
function Split(const str: string;
const separator: string = ','): TStringArray;
function AnsiSplit(const str: string;
const separator: string = ','): TStringArray;
implementation
uses sysutils;
function Split(const str: string;
const separator: string): TStringArray;
// Returns an array with the parts of "str" separated by "separator"
var
i, n: integer;
p, q, s: PChar;
begin
SetLength(Result, Occurs(str, separator)+1);
p := PChar(str);
s := PChar(separator);
n := Length(separator);
i := 0;
repeat
q := StrPos(p, s);
if q = nil then q := StrScan(p, #0);
SetString(Result[i], p, q - p);
p := q + n;
inc(i);
until q^ = #0;
end;
function AnsiSplit(const str: string;
const separator: string): TStringArray;
// Returns an array with the parts of "str" separated by "separator"
// ANSI version
var
i, n: integer;
p, q, s: PChar;
begin
SetLength(Result, AnsiOccurs(str, separator)+1);
p := PChar(str);
s := PChar(separator);
n := Length(separator);
i := 0;
repeat
q := AnsiStrPos(p, s);
if q = nil then q := AnsiStrScan(p, #0);
SetString(Result[i], p, q - p);
p := q + n;
inc(i);
until q^ = #0;
end;
Example:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
a: TStringArray;
i: integer;
begin
a := Split('part1,part2,part3');
for i := 0 to Length(a) - 1 do begin // Will show three dialogs
ShowMessage(a[i]); // 'part1', 'part2', 'part3'
end;
end;