C split a char array into different variables

Question

In C how can I separate a char array by a delimiter? Or is it better to manipulate a string? What are some good C char manipulation functions?

Answer 1

One option is strtok

example:

char name[20];
//pretend name is set to the value "My name"

You want to split it at the space between the two words

split=strtok(name," ");

while(split != NULL)
{
    word=split;
    split=strtok(NULL," ");
}