ParseStr Statement / Function

Parses a string and return array of tokens.

Syntax
ParseStr inputString$, tokens$(), delimiters$

numTokens = ParseStr(inputString$, tokens$(), delimiters$)

Parameters

inputString$

Specify the string to be analyzed.

tokens$()

Specifies an array to store tokens. The array declared by ByRef cannot be specified.

delimiters$

Specify one or more delimiter characters.

Return Values
When used as a function, the number of tokens parsed is returned.

Description
When delimiter characters in a string appear consecutively, no tokens are stored, and the number of tokens is not counted.
Get the number of analyzed tokens from the return value or from the maximum index of the token array got using the UBound function.

See Also
Redim Statement, String Statement, UBound Function

ParseStr Statement Example

String toks$(0)
Integer i

ParseStr "1 2 3 4", toks$(), " "

For i = 0 To UBound(toks$)
   Print "token ", i, " = ", toks$(i)
Next i