split string

string_split.cpp

void string_split(const std::string &s, const std::string &delim, std::deque<std::string> &out, int maxElements) {
  auto start = 0U;
  auto end = s.find(delim);
  while (end != std::string::npos && out.size() < maxElements - 1) {
    out.push_back(s.substr(start, end - start));
    start = end + delim.length();
    end = s.find(delim, start);
  }

  out.push_back(s.substr(start, s.length() - start));
}