diff --git a/applications/test/stringSplit/Make/files b/applications/test/stringSplit/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06bdafe1b23840f0531493f3230870077a541bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/stringSplit/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test-stringSplit.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-stringSplit
diff --git a/applications/test/stringSplit/Make/options b/applications/test/stringSplit/Make/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/applications/test/stringSplit/Test-stringSplit.C b/applications/test/stringSplit/Test-stringSplit.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b1208c252fbf66a5ebcd23bc5717455182dae77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/stringSplit/Test-stringSplit.C
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Application
+ Test-stringSplit
+
+Description
+ Test string splitting
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "fileName.H"
+#include "stringOps.H"
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+template<class String>
+void printSplitting(const String& str, const char delimiter)
+{
+ auto split = stringOps::split(str, delimiter);
+
+ Info<< "string {" << str.size() << " chars} = " << str << nl
+ << split.size() << " elements {" << split.length() << " chars}"
+ << nl;
+
+ unsigned i = 0;
+ for (const auto s : split)
+ {
+ Info<< "[" << i++ << "] {" << s.length() << " chars} = "
+ << s.str() << nl;
+ }
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// Main program:
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ argList::noBanner();
+ argList::noParallel();
+
+ argList args(argc, argv, false, true);
+
+ if (args.size() <= 1 && args.options().empty())
+ {
+ args.printUsage();
+ }
+
+ for (label argi=1; argi < args.size(); ++argi)
+ {
+ printSplitting(args[argi], '/');
+ }
+
+ Info<< "\nEnd\n" << endl;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/SubStrings.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/SubStrings.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e37fd7edd517ed6a5a743193fe559263be97ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/SubStrings.H
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ ========= |
+ \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+ \\ / O peration |
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\/ M anipulation |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+ This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+ OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with OpenFOAM. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Class
+ Foam::SubStrings
+
+Description
+ Sub-ranges of a string with a structure similar to std::match_results,
+ but without the underlying regular expression matching.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef SubStrings_H
+#define SubStrings_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <regex>
+#include <vector>
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+namespace Foam
+{
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+ Class SubStrings Declaration
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+template<class String>
+class SubStrings
+:
+ public std::vector<std::sub_match<typename String::const_iterator>>
+{
+public:
+
+ // Typedefs
+
+ //- The element type
+ using value_type =
+ typename std::sub_match<typename String::const_iterator>;
+
+ //- The const_iterator for the underlying string type
+ using string_iterator = typename String::const_iterator;
+
+
+ // Constructors
+
+ //- Construct null
+ SubStrings()
+ {}
+
+
+ // Member Functions
+
+ //- The total length of all sub-elements.
+ // Use size() for the number elements.
+ std::string::size_type length() const
+ {
+ std::string::size_type len = 0;
+
+ for (const auto& elem : *this)
+ {
+ len += elem.length();
+ }
+
+ return len;
+ }
+
+
+ //- Append sub-string defined by begin/end iterators
+ void append(string_iterator b, string_iterator e)
+ {
+ value_type range;
+ range.first = b;
+ range.second = e;
+ range.matched = true;
+
+ this->push_back(range);
+ }
+
+
+ //- Const reference to the first element,
+ // for consistency with other OpenFOAM containers
+ auto first() const -> decltype(this->front())
+ {
+ return this->front();
+ }
+
+
+ //- Const reference to the last element,
+ // for consistency with other OpenFOAM containers
+ auto last() const -> decltype(this->back())
+ {
+ return this->back();
+ }
+
+};
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+} // End namespace Foam
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#endif
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.H
index 66e87623e50dba05a396a8faf191143059c8746d..0d7d459f596895a3341e45b4d79fcd3dfe848a22 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.H
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ Description
SourceFiles
stringOps.C
+ stringOpsTemplates.C
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#ifndef stringOps_H
#define stringOps_H
#include "string.H"
+#include "SubStrings.H"
#include "word.H"
#include "dictionary.H"
#include "HashTable.H"
@@ -302,14 +304,21 @@ namespace stringOps
Foam::word name(const std::string& fmt, const PrimitiveType& val);
-} // End namespace stringOps
+ //- Split a string into sub-strings at the delimiter character.
+ // An empty sub-strings are suppressed.
+ template<class StringType>
+ Foam::SubStrings<StringType> split
+ (
+ const StringType& str,
+ const char delimiter
+ );
+} // End namespace stringOps
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
} // End namespace Foam
-
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
#ifdef NoRepository
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOpsTemplates.C b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOpsTemplates.C
index a8f70303006ca95985ac0b837c9f97a14a3e92f6..1b0aa62e9fd2d5561e11cb0abda4d8f44166ff53 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOpsTemplates.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOpsTemplates.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
========= |
\\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
\\ / O peration |
- \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
+ \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2016-2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
\\/ M anipulation |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
License
@@ -65,4 +65,36 @@ Foam::word Foam::stringOps::name
}
+template<class StringType>
+Foam::SubStrings<StringType> Foam::stringOps::split
+(
+ const StringType& str,
+ const char delimiter
+)
+{
+ Foam::SubStrings<StringType> lst;
+ lst.reserve(20);
+
+ std::string::size_type beg = 0, end = 0;
+
+ while ((end = str.find(delimiter, beg)) != std::string::npos)
+ {
+ if (beg < end)
+ {
+ // (Non-empty) intermediate element
+ lst.append(str.cbegin() + beg, str.cbegin() + end);
+ }
+ beg = end + 1;
+ }
+
+ // (Non-empty) trailing element
+ if (beg < str.size())
+ {
+ lst.append(str.cbegin() + beg, str.cbegin() + str.size());
+ }
+
+ return lst;
+}
+
+
// ************************************************************************* //