Merge pull request #47 from TurtleP/TurtleP/stringx_max_split

[Enhancement]: add optional `max_split` to `stringx.split`
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Max Cahill 2021-12-31 08:44:35 +11:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -11,10 +11,17 @@ local stringx = setmetatable({}, {
})
--split a string on a delimiter into an ordered table
function stringx.split(self, delim)
function stringx.split(self, delim, limit)
delim = delim or ""
limit = (limit ~= nil and limit) or math.huge
assert:type(self, "string", "stringx.split - self", 1)
assert:type(delim, "string", "stringx.split - delim", 1)
assert:type(limit, "number", "stringx.split - limit", 1)
if limit then
assert(limit >= 0, "max_split must be positive!")
end
--we try to create as little garbage as possible!
--only one table to contain the result, plus the split strings.
@ -46,7 +53,11 @@ function stringx.split(self, delim)
end
end
if has_whole_delim then
table.insert(res, i)
if #res < limit then
table.insert(res, i)
else
break
end
end
--iterate forward
i = i + delim_length