str:split()
splits a string using a pattern string to determine where the splits should occur, returning a node-set containing the resulting strings.
Syntax
str:split(string, pattern)
Arguments
string
- The string to split.
pattern
- The pattern indicating where to split the string.
Returns
A node-set of token
elements, each containing one token from the string
.
For example:
str:split('book, phone, computer, chair', ', ')
Returns a node set like this:
<token>book</token> <token>phone</token> <token>computer</token> <token>chair</token>
Defined
Gecko support
Supported in Gecko 1.9 and later.