[convertArgsStrToArray] convert args str to array

convertArgsStrToArray.sh

#!/bin/bash
returnVal=()
convertArgsStrToArray() {
    local concat=""
    local t=""
    returnVal=()

    for word in $@; do
        local len=`expr "$word" : '.*"'`

        [ "$len" -eq 1 ] && concat="true"

        if [ "$concat" ]; then
            t+=" $word"
        else
            word=${word#\"}
            word=${word%\"}
            returnVal+=("$word")
        fi

        if [ "$concat" -a "$len" -gt 1 ]; then
            t=${t# }
            t=${t#\"}
            t=${t%\"}
            returnVal+=("$t")
            t=""
            concat=""
        fi
    done
}

# example
lsArgs='-hlF soft "my code" "" "docs" "mystuff" "pic music video"'
convertArgsStrToArray $lsArgs
ls "${returnVal[@]}"