tokenpos

Scilab Function
Last update : 2001

tokenpos - returns the tokens positions in a character string.

### Calling Sequence

  `kdf=tokenpos(str [,delimiter])`

### Parameters

- `str`: a character string. The string where to search the tokens.
- `delimiter`: (optional) a character or a vector of characters. The tokens delimeters.
- `kdf`: two columns matrix, first column gives the index of the beginning of the tokens, the second gives the index of the last character of the tokens.

### Description

`kdf=tokenpos(str [,delimiter])` searches the tokens included in the string `str`. The `delimiter` default value is [" ",<Tab>] where <Tab> stands for `ascii(9)`. It returns the indices of the first and last characters of each found tokens.

### Examples

    str='This is a character string';
    kdf=tokenpos(str)
    first=part(str,kdf(1,1):kdf(1,2))

### See Also

`strindex`, `tokens`,