On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:22:23 +0100
Tobias Boege <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2014, Beno??t Minisini wrote:
> > I'm currently a new behaviour for the Split() instruction, that is
> > normally backward-compatible.
> >
> > Split("abcd",";","\\;")
> >
> > splits the "abcd" string with the ";" character, and uses the backslash
> > character for escaping it.
> >
> > This behaviour is enabled when the escape string (the third argument)
> > has two characters, and its second character is the same as the first
> > splitting character (the second argument). Then the first character of
> > the escape string is the escape character (usually a backslash).
> >
> > What do you think about that?
> >
>
> I have not found any use of a two-character escape string in my collective
> projects. Therefore, no objection. (Although I don't really understand what
> the change means. Do you have an example of what Split() gives before and
> after your change, in a case where they're different?)
>
> Regards,
> Tobi
>
> --
> "There's an old saying: Don't change anything... ever!" -- Mr. Monk
>
Yes, I would like to see an example of before and after as well.
I think I had a need for exactly this the other day. I wanted to split a comma
delimited list except where the comma is immediately followed by a space. Will
this change help that?
regards
Bruce
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B Bruen <[email protected]>
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