split

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

EXSLT - STR:SPLIT

Gecko support

Supported in Gecko 1.9 and later.