Splitting a string into a list

The last thing we will be covering is how to take a string and split its content into a proper Tcl list. To accomplish this, Tcl provides the split command. The syntax is as follows:

	split string characters

How to do it…

In the following example, we will use the split command to separate the contents of a comma-delimited string into a list. Return values from the commands are provided for clarity. Enter the following command:


% split {John,Mary,Tom,Fred,Sally},
John Mary Fred Tom Sally

How it works…

The split command accepts a string and splits it into a Tcl list by splitting at every character defined. Caution must be exercised about the characters provided for splitting to avoid loss of data.

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