Steparate a sting using strtok function

Hi I'm trying to separate a string (a-b-c-d) into three parts or a-b c d. I would like to use strtok function ( http://www.mathworks.se/help/matlab/ref/strtok.html ) to solve this problem.

example = 'a-b-c-d';
[token, remain] = strtok(example,remain); %This doesn't work :(

I would like my end result to be like this:

'a-b'  'c'  'd'

Thx for your help :)

Answer 1

[Sean de Wolski]

If you're on R2013a or newer (I believe), use strsplit:

example = 'a-b-c-d';
pieces = strsplit(example,'-')

And for more info

doc strsplit

If you're on an older release, either upgrade :) or use regexp with the 'split' option:

pieces = regexp(example,'-','split')

[Lily]

thx, but do you know how to do this with strtok function? I really want to know how to implement it :)

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Personally, I use allwords: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/27184-allwords