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function::tokenize

Name

function::tokenize — Return the next non-empty token in a string

Synopsis

tokenize:string(input:string,delim:string)

Arguments

input
string to tokenize. If empty, returns the next non-empty token in the string passed in the previous call to tokenize.
delim
set of characters that delimit the tokens

Description

This function returns the next non-empty token in the given input string, where the tokens are delimited by characters in the delim string. If the input string is non-empty, it returns the first token. If the input string is empty, it returns the next token in the string passed in the previous call to tokenize. If no delimiter is found, the entire remaining input string is returned. It returns empty when no more tokens are available.