equiv from python

[Burkhard Kloss]

> > >>> import string
> > >>> s='ab:cd:efg:ghi:'
> > >>> print string.splitfields(s,':')
> > ['ab', 'cd', 'efg', 'ghi', '']
> >
> > IE, can the standard c++ library take a string, split it up on a
> > particular separator character, and return the corresponding list of
> > strings?
Boost (http:/www.boost.org) has, among lots of other useful libraries, a
tokenizer.  Boost is nice for this kind of stuff becausse
* the code is good
* it integrates well with the standard library
* it has a good chance of making it into the standard next time.

HTH,

    Burkhard