split string C++

main.cpp

vector< string > split(string str)
{
    std::vector<std::string> v ; //Use vector to add the words

    std::size_t prev_pos = 0, pos;
    while ((pos = str.find_first_of(",;", prev_pos)) != std::string::npos)
    {
        v.push_back(str.substr(prev_pos, pos-prev_pos));
        prev_pos = pos + 1;
    }
    v.push_back(str.substr(prev_pos, std::string::npos));

    return v;
}