The scalar string that is scanned and split into tokens.pattern
A scalar string specifying a regular expression. This regular expression is the delimiter used to determine where to split the string.
Splits astring into an array of substrings called tokens.
The scalar string that is scanned and split into tokens.pattern
A scalar string specifying a regular expression. This regular expression is the delimiter used to determine where to split the string.
A string array of substrings.
NOTE: STRSPLIT uses regular expressions, not wildcard characters, for pattern matching. To use STRSPLIT, it is crucial that you understand regular expressions. For a detailed discussion of regular expressions, see the chapter Working with Text in the PV-WAVE Programmer's Guide.
PATH = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:' +$
'/etc:/usr/ucb/bin:/usr/sbin'
dirs = STRSPLIT(path, ':')
PRINT, dirs, Format='(A)'
/bin
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin
/etc
/usr/ucb/bin
/usr/sbin
