Function Name	SplitString
Category	String
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Description	SplitString is used to break a delimited string into substrings.
Inputs	String The string to be split (whenever a separator character is found)
Outputs	Values A sequence of strings, each being a part of the input String being split
Properties	Separator A character that delimits the substrings in the input String Ignore Empty Omits empty values from the sequence being returned

Usage

Splits a string into the maximum number of substrings delimited by the characters specified in the Separators property. Empty values can be ignored by setting the appropriate property.

Example 1

Input String = "A,B,C,,D,E"

Separator = ','

Ignore Empty = false

Result

A

B

C

D

E

Example 2

Input String = "A,B,C,,D,E"

Separator = ','

Ignore Empty = true

Result

A

B

C

D

E

Example 3

In this example the input String is a sequence of strings. The result is the combination of all the split parts from each input value.

Input Strings

A,B,C,,D,E

1,2,3

X

Separator = ','

Ignore Empty = false

Result

A

B

C

D

E

1

2

3

X