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split

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

split (string)
split(string,delim)
split(string,delim,multiple)

Description

Returns the list of all tokens in string. Each token is an unparsed string. split uses delim as delimiter. If delim is not given, the space character is the default delimiter. multiple is a boolean variable with true by default. Multiple delimiters are read as one. This is useful if tabs are saved as multiple space characters. If multiple is set to false, each delimiter is noted.

(%i1) split("1.2   2.3   3.4   4.5");
(%o1)                 [1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5]
(%i2) split("first;;third;fourth",";",false);
(%o2)               [first, , third, fourth]
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