python-like split for c++

split.h

#pragma once

#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>
#include <iterator>


// split function for c++ -- from  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/236129/split-a-string-in-c
template<typename Out>
void split(const std::string &s, char delim, Out result) {
	std::stringstream ss;
	ss.str(s);
	std::string item;
	while (std::getline(ss, item, delim)) {
		*(result++) = item;
	}
}


std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim) {
	std::vector<std::string> elems;
	split(s, delim, std::back_inserter(elems));
	return elems;
}