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{{userfunc}} 
<center>'''GetWords''' ''- by [[user:Mikk|Mikk]] -''</center>

Split a string on spaces (one or more) and return as a table.

wordList = ''<PREFIX>''_GetWords("string with space separated words")

== Function Parameters ==
=== Arguments ===

:;str : String - containing words that you would like split

=== Returns ===

:;wordList: Table - array of words in the string

== Example ==
wordList = ''<PREFIX>''_GetWords(" string with space separated words");

====Result====
wordList[1]="string"
wordList[2]="with"
wordList[3]="space"
wordList[4]="separated"
wordList[5]="words"

==Code==

function ''<PREFIX>''_GetWords(str)
local ret = {};
local pos=0;
while(true) do
local word;
_,pos,word=string.find(str, "^ *([^%s]+) *", pos+1);
if(not word) then
return ret;
end
table.insert(ret, word);
end
end

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