Problem 2073. Split a given string from the first instance of a given character

Created by Mehmet E. Yavuz

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Marcel on 6 Jan 2014

how about adding some test cases with multiple occurances of the divider?

Mehmet E. Yavuz on 7 Jan 2014

Thanks, good idea

goc3 on 31 May 2017

Additional test cases have been added.

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