what_is_wrong_damnit.cpp

using namespace std;


int main(int argc, char * argv[]){

	string test = "start|test|figghty | awdawdawd awdaa| awdawd|WAdawdawdawdawdawdw|awdend";
	int array_size = 0;
	string * array = split(test, "|", array_size);

	for(int i = 0; i < array_size; i++){
		cout << array[i] << endl;
	}

	return 0;
}

string * split(string source, string delim, int &array_size) {
	int delim_offset = delim.length();
	int previous_delim = -delim_offset;
	int array_location = 0;
	string *  destination = new string[1];
	do{
		extend_array(&destination, array_location);
		destination[array_location++] = source.substr(previous_delim + delim_offset, source.find(delim, previous_delim + delim_offset) - previous_delim - 1);
		previous_delim = source.find(delim, previous_delim + delim_offset);
	} while (source.find(delim, previous_delim + delim_offset) != -1);
	destination[array_location++] = source.substr(previous_delim + delim_offset, source.find(delim, previous_delim + delim_offset) - previous_delim - 1);
	array_size = array_location;
	return destination;
}

void extend_array(string ** source, int size){
	string * array = new string[size+1];
	for(int i = 0; i < size; i++){
		array[i] = *source[i];
	}
	*source = array;
	delete [] array;
	
}