findTokens: in Pharo versus Dolphin Smalltalk

Question

I want to split a String in Pharo 4. My input is

'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f'

and I want to get

#('a %% b %% c' 'd %% e %% f')

thus the separator is ' %%% '

In Dolphin 7 it works nice:

'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f' subStrings: ' %%% '
#('a %% b %% c' 'd %% e %% f')

But in Pharo 4 seems to be broken:

'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f' subStrings: ' %%% '
"#('a' 'b' 'c' 'd' 'e' 'f')"

There is a way to get the Dolphin behavior in Pharo?

Have you considered a simpler approach such as `'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f' readStream upToAll: ' %%% '`? — Leandro Caniglia, Apr 05 '16 at 01:33
Yes but that would not work with a longer sequence `'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f %%% g %% h %% i' readStream upToAll: ' %%% '` — user1000565, Apr 05 '16 at 03:48
Sure, my code was just a hint. You would need to collect the results of `upToAll:` in a `[stream atEnd] whileFalse: [result add: (stream upToAll: ' %%%% ')]` way. — Leandro Caniglia, Apr 05 '16 at 20:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '16 at 04:18

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Try

'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f' splitOn: ' %%% '

It also works with

'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f %%% g %% h %% i' splitOn: ' %%% '

answered Apr 05 '16 at 04:18

John Pfersich

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It can also work with: `' %%% ' split: 'a %% b %% c %%% d %% e %% f' ` – Cyril Ferlicot Apr 05 '16 at 08:37

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